Tim Burton is an American film director, producer, artist and stop motion animator known for his dark, gothic and quirky horror films like Edward Scissorhands and Sleepy Hollow. He became interested in filmmaking at a young age, creating adaptations of H.G. Wells and Dr. Seuss. Burton has created several stop motion animations and was offered an apprenticeship by Disney where he worked on films like The Fox and the Hound, though his style clashed with Disney's standards.