I grew up loving Dr. Seuss. The rhythm of his stuff spoke to me very clearly. Dr Seuss's books were perfect: right number of words, the right rhythm, great subversive stories. He was incredible, he was the greatest definitely. He probably saved a bunch of kids who nobody will ever know about." Tim Burton
Tim: an introduction
Born August 25 1958, Burbank
A city he thought really stank.
His mom ran a shop about a kitty
His dad worked for the city.
He’d lay in the grass and watch the planes
Here in his grandmother’s attic he remains.
He loved weird triple bill movies,
He liked B monster films,
He has a soft spot for monsters’ feelings
and he didn’t feel badly about their killings.
Not fond of the violence fairy tales unveils
More interested in nails, impales, scales, and wails.
He loved Godzilla and Vincent Price
If he had to choose it’d always be their advice.
He liked Edgar Allen Poe
He liked the Raven, not The Sparrow or The Crow.
He loved Ray Harryhausen movies
not things meant for ninnies.
He started at Disney, not only an animator
but a world class creator
and He didn’t like to read, he made movies instead
If he was asked to read them he’d rather be dead.
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