"Someone called actors 'sculptors in snow.' Very apt. In the end, it's all nothing." "I don't play monsters. I play men besieged by fate and out for revenge." "'Gothic' is just a word recalling a multitude of sins!" "[Tim Burton's film Vincent] was immortality - better than a star on Hollywood Boulevard." "A man who limits his interests limits his life." "A lot of the recent actresses look and act like my niece. Now, she's a good girl, but I wouldn't pay to see her." "I sometimes feel that I'm impersonating the dark unconscious of the whole human race. I know this sounds sick, but I love it." "Doing a religious picture is a boring thing because everybody is on their best behavior - hoping for the keys to the kingdom, I guess."