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I always wonder why some people see things as weird and some people don't.

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Tim Burton
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: August 25
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I've always been misrepresented. You know, I could dress in a clown costume and laugh with the happy people but they'd still say I'm a dark personality.
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