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There's something about taking a classic movie that people love and doing another version of that, you're setting yourself up for a mistake.

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Tim Burton
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: August 25
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I get so tired of people saying, 'Oh, you only make fantasy films and this and that', and I'm like, 'Well no, fantasy is reality', that's what Lewis Carroll showed in his work.
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