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Known for films including "Edward Scissorhands", "Frankenweenie"
and "Corpse Bride", Burton has also been showcasing his drawings
and models in exhibitions.
In an interview, Burton reflected on the show's latest
incarnation, the "The World of Tim Burton", which opened on
Wednesday at the Mole Antonelliana in Turin, Italy.
Below are excerpts edited for length and clarity.
Q: How involved have you been with the exhibition?
Burton: "It started with the MoMA (Museum of Modern Art) show
(in 2009) which took a couple of years to curate. This (show in
Italy) is sort of an offshoot of that."
Q: What is it like seeing your work?
Burton: "When I first saw it (the show in New York), it did feel
like laundry hanging on the wall. I felt quite exposed. I feel
that way with films, I like making them but then I get sort of
terrified of showing them."
Q: How important are your drawings to your movie making process?
Burton: "When I first started out I didn't really communicate
very well, some people say it remains to this day, but I always
felt drawings were a way for me to get ideas out. (For example)
I'd just draw like a Jack Skellington character (from 1993 film
"The Nightmare Before Christmas") and I didn't even know what it
was for. Drawing brought out my subconscious."
Q: How did the strikes in Hollywood affect production on "Beetlejuice
2"?
Burton: "I've got two days of shooting left. I know exactly what
we need to do, as soon as the strikes are over, take off the
pause button and go do it."
Q: Do you have a favourite of your own films?
Burton: "I have no favourites. They're all your troubled
children."
(Reporting by Sarah Mills; ; editing by John Stonestreet)
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