Tim Burton: “I would gladly work again with Johnny Depp”

I would gladly work again with Johnny Depp»: One of the most awaited news from the public comes directly from Tim Burtonwho at the Giffoni Film Festival retraced the fundamental stages of his career on the occasion of the presentation of the second season of Wednesdayfrom August 6 on Netflix.

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Accompanied by his partner Monica Belluccihe let himself go to Viale dei Ricordi: «I chose Johnny for Edward of scissors Because he has the qualities as a silent film actor, he was perfect for the character, thanks to his great sensitivity. Everyone thought of him as a star for teenager but instead he had an emotional and almost damaged soul ».

In spite of what one might think, his favorite work remains “Vincentmy first short film. But he is put to the documents that my films don’t look at them or judge them, I just love to make them. And I have never been one who at some point in life said or thought: “I want to be a director”. It simply happened when I stopped listening to the voice of otherswhich caused me only a great sense of frustration, and I focused on what I liked to do, specifically to draw characters and give them life. Even today I don’t know what I do, but I follow the instinct and I put my heart and soul. I still remember how the inspiration came to me for Nightmare Before Christmas: I was recurrently drawing a skeleton without giving him a name and a location, until I understood I have a story that concerned him ».

Impossible, however, to choose only one character of his long and laborious career: «Maybe what looks most like me – his words – is Edward: I felt like him as a teenager. All my protagonists, however, have a special place within me Because I put myself in the role of each of them ».

He understands fans well because he is himself, in fact one of the most electrifying moments of his life was “the meeting with Christopher Lee: I can say that I spent two hours in the company of Dracula, it was exciting and wonderful”.

In a momentum of modesty he adds: “I am not a very talented person but I always remain faithful to what I can do because it is the only thing I know and has not changed even when I worked for the big productions”.

Wednesday. Jenna Ortega As Wednesday Addams Director Tim Burton in Wednesday. Cr. Tomasz Lazornetflix © 2022
Wednesday. (L to r) Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams, Director Tim Burton in Wednesday. Cr. Tomasz Lazar/Netflix © 2022Tomasz Lazar/Netflix

Finally on Wednesday adds: «The firstborn of the Addams house is me: I try his own emotions towards the family and the school, I understand it and identify me deeply ».

Source: Vanity Fair

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