I only produce movies that have something stylistically different, so that I can learn from the experience of producing.
GUILLERMO DEL TOROWhen I stage a violent scene, I try for it to serve a purpose. I do love those things, the makeup effects. But I love them more with the monsters. I never was much of a gore guy. I’ve always enjoyed just creating monsters.
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I thought the tooth fairy was a very creepy concept as a kid. “Put your tooth under the pillow.” I was like “Why does someone want my teeth?”.
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I see horror as part of legitimate film. I don’t see it as an independent genre that has nothing to do with cinema.
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You can’t explain success in retrospect. The moment you leap into the void, that moment is impossible to negate, after success.
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Movies that look safe are less interesting.
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I like actors that are good with pantomime and that can transmit a lot by their presence and attitude more than through their dialogue
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When I stage a violent scene, I try for it to serve a purpose. I do love those things, the makeup effects. But I love them more with the monsters. I never was much of a gore guy. I’ve always enjoyed just creating monsters.
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At some point, in order to gain his identity, the kid goes “I’m not my dad” or “I’m not my mom.”
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The underground of the city is like what’s underground in people. Beneath the surface, it’s boiling with monsters.
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I would much rather see somebody bring something new to a genre than produce something that seems safe.
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What happens to me is that I am first and foremost a film geek.
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If you’re doing a big spectacle film, you’ve got to be mindful of large masses. Even then, you’ve got to be responsible only to your storytelling.
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I think once a Catholic, always a Catholic. You never escape. I still have Catholic guilt. It is in its basis a really powerful religion and a really strong set of beliefs. They permeate my work in many ways.
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I think there is a very quiet power in things that are not on screen
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I think part of making movies is dealing with restrictions of freedom and budget. I’d rather deal with restrictions of budget. It’s better to feel free within any budget.
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You have to believe the magic to see it.
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