“You could tell another story - they could run off together and live in a more liberal place. But I think because he is essentially made out of pieces lying around a room, he's symbolic rather than real in many ways.”
“[Director Matthew Bourne said he was delighted that Burton snapped up 12 of the popular tickets. Bourne requested the rights to the story -- which follows a scientist who creates a young man with scissors for hands -- almost 10 years ago from Burton.] I gave up on it once or twice, ... I couldn't talk about it any longer and had to get it out of my head.”
