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July 21, 2005
Drawing Burton: I find if I think too much, I start to confuse myself again
The Guardian's Hadley Freeman riffles through Tim Burton's sketchbooks: "Undoubtedly, his stylistic consistency owes much to his wonderfully weird sketches for his films. He used to storyboard his entire movies, shot by shot, but now really uses them more for himself: "They help me think more than anything else. They calm me down and, also, they're a way for me to think subconsciously. I prefer to act out of my subconscious - I find if I think too much, I start to confuse myself again." As if to confirm this, he makes another grab at his hair. They are also, he says, a way for him to get a measure of his crew: "It's like a test, you know? Working out who isn't intimidated by a crude drawing, or competitive about it. It helps me to see whether I'm dealing with an intuitive person or a literal-minded person, you know what I mean?"
Posted by at July 21, 2005 04:57 PM
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