Burton on Burton

With the Batman films Beetlejuice Edward Scissorhands The Nightmare Before Christmas and Ed Wood Tim Burton has established himself as one of cinemas great visionaries. Formerly an animator with Walt Disney Burtons ascent through the studio system to his current position as one of Hollywoods most successful directors has been swift. But while his movies are box-office gold his approach is distinctly personal. In this fascinating and enlightening book Burton talks about his childhood in Burbank his time at Disney the recurring themes present in his work and how his films are fuelled by emotion symbolism and sometimes inner torment.