In Honor of Tim: Celebrating the Heart and Imagination of a True Maverick

ゴール hello. I am so, so happy to be here to honor our beloved Tim, who’s finally getting his star. I mean, giving him the star is sort of like pinning a medal on Mount Everest for being the tallest mountain. Um, Tim has such a beautiful and unique understanding of the human heart. He knows the heartache of the misunderstood, the strange and unusual. He. He doesn’t just understand them, he celebrates them. Whether outcasts, oddballs, terrifying or hilarious. He gives them depth, humour, and always a certain gallantry. And he gives them their dignity. His heroes are the very outcasts that he loves. So we’ve been travelling all over the place promoting Beetlejuice. Beetlejuice. And I have been asked so many times what it’s like to work with Tim, and it’s actually. To describe it is actually kind of hard. Um, to work with Tim is like being invited to wander through his heart and imagination. It’s the ultimate cathedral and one of my most cherished and sacred places to be. And I am eternally grateful for the time that I’ve spent there. And on a personal note, Tim, your friendship has been such an enormous gift. When I met you, I was a weird kid. And you. I know, um, you affirmed my voice. You reinforced my confidence to be myself, to go against the tides of conformity. Your creative inclusiveness showed me what true artistic collaboration looked like. And in other words, you made being a Weird girl. Not just okay, but something to celebrate and even kind of cool. Um. And you’ve carried that torch for us weirdos, um, everywhere. Making us all feel seen and valued. Congratulations. I love you so much.