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How They Think: The Dark Whimsy Of Tim Burton.

Inside the mind of one of the world’s most enigmatic creatives.

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Ernie Schenck
Sep 24, 2024
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“How They Think” is a new recurring feature in which we get into the heads of some of the world’s most talented creators. As the sweaty guy in the amber mine said in “Jurassic Park”, I’m a digger. Only in my case, instead of mosquito DNA, what I dig for are clues to what makes creative minds do what they do. My hope is that we can all learn something we…

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