“Masks in this country symbolize hiding, but when I used to go to Hallowe’en parties wearing a mask, it was actually more of a doorway, a way of expressing myself. There is something about being hidden that in some weird way helps you to be more open because you feel freer. People would open up much more. They were always a little bit wilder, because something about wearing a mask protected them. When people are covered, a certain weird freedom comes to the surface. It seems that the opposite should be true, but I’ve found that it isn’t.”
- Tim Burton