10 Things You Didn't Know About Krysten Ritter

6. She Was Starstruck Working With Tim Burton

Krysten Ritter Big Eyes
The Weinstein Company

Tim Burton's Big Eyes didn't exactly wow audiences or critics the way early expectations suggested, but while parts of the film missed, one of the big hits was Krysten Ritter's performance as DeeAnn, friend of Amy Adams' Margaret Keane.

For Ritter, it was the chance of working with Burton that proved to be the reason for doing the film in the first place. Ritter, who by this point had already been around Hollywood and some big stars for a while, described nerves when first meeting him, because she was such a big fan of his.

She said: "For years, I kept bugging my manager and agent: When can I work with Tim Burton? When can I work with Tim Burton? I was a huge fan of all of his movies growing up even before I knew what acting was or that you could make a as an actress.€"

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