Tim Burton the director, famous for his quirky and eccentric films, such as Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands and Batman may be on the autism spectrum according to his former domestic partner, Helena Bonham Carter.
“We were watching a documentary about autism and he said that’s how he felt as a child. Autistic people have application and dedication. You can say something to Tim when he’s working and he doesn’t hear you. But that quality also makes him a fantastic father, he has an amazing sense of humor and imagination. He sees things other people don’t see.”
He has never stated this to be true and it may not be, but he does consider himself an outcast, like so many incredibly talented artist.
“I felt like an outcast. At the same time I felt quite normal. I think a lot of kids feel alone and slightly isolated and in their own world. I don’t believe the feelings I had were unique. You can sit in a classroom and feel like no one understands you, and you’re Vincent Price in House of Usher.”
“I would imagine, if you talk to every single kid, most of them probably felt similarly. But I felt very tortured as a teenager. That’s where Edward Scissorhands came from. I was probably clinically depressed and didn’t know it.”
The latest is that Tim Burton will direct a live action adaptation of the Disney’s Dumbo.
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