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It's like getting into film - I didn't say early on, 'I'm going to become a filmmaker,' 'I'm going to show my work at MoMA.' When you start to think those things, you're in trouble.

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Tim Burton
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: August 25
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I never really consider myself as a great artist. I just always like to draw.
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I am the shadow on the moon at night/Filling your dreams to the brim with fright.
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I always felt that Hollywood has a way of making you feel outside.
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Maybe it's just in America, but it seems that if you're passionate about something, it freaks people out. You're considered bizarre or eccentric. To me, it just means you know who you are.
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