'He was interested in acting for the art of it, not the business of it,' Burton said of Johnny Depp. 'It was exciting to see somebody play different things, the idea of this transformation from film to film always excited me.'
Queues in front of Lyon’s historic Théâtre des Célestins stretched several hundred meters as fans, many of whom were clad in costumes reminiscent of his famous gothic characters, queued up to see Lumière Award recipientThe filmmaker didn’t disappoint, as the session ran over time with Burton taking extra questions from the enthusiastic public.
German impressionism, in particular, left its mark: “It always reminded me of the inside of your mind, it’s very personal and very internal. Something about the nature of German impressionism and the strong imagery tapped into my mind, my dreams, my vision of things. Something about the black and white, too – it is both exciting and calming, it has a strange effect on me,” he said, adding: “Even some of those Universal horror movies used German expressionism, so it came in many forms.
“The word itself means something that’s scary, but I never saw it like that… Frankenstein or the Creature from Black Lake: they’re not bad, just different, that’s why I had a strong connection to them – both psychologically and visually.”when the two first collaborated on “Edward Scissorhands” in 1990. The pair have famously gone on to make eight films together. I connected with him when I met him for ‘Edward Scissorhands’: He was similar to me, kind of suburban white trash.
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