I never said, 'I'm going to go to film school. I'm going to be a director,' or any of that. The truth of dealing with something like this is you really have to do what you want to do. If you really care about your work, then you can't allow yourself to think too much about pressure. Burton understands pressure better than most.
Some people consider movies an art form.
But most of the people in Hollywood consider them a business. There's this feeling that they know what's going on. But the truth is, they don't. L.A. is a very isolated, insulated, one-note, industry town. The only realistic way to look at what we do is to hope for the best, and go with your impulses.