I like actors that are good with pantomime and that can transmit a lot by their presence and attitude more than through their dialogue
GUILLERMO DEL TOROThere are a lot of period movies where they say, ‘This is a portrait of Lady Whatever.’ And it’s done in like a 1950s or 60s style.
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I like John Carpenter. I like some of his films more than others
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I think there is a very quiet power in things that are not on screen
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Its a bit cloudy in London but people are already drinking out on the streets- God Bless the pubs.
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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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What we read and why we do so defines us in a profound way. You are what you read, I suppose. Browsing through someone’s library is like peeking into their DNA.
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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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You have to believe the magic to see it.
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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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Your heart is uncomplicated. It knows what it knows and acts accordingly. Greater wisdom is hard to find.
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The point of being over 40 is to fulfill the desires you’ve been harboring since you were 7.
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When somebody says something I don’t agree with, I say I’d rather not. It comes to the point where that is the strongest form of resistance. As a Mexican, it took me a long while to learn one word in English, “no”. And that is the one word we have in common.
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Power revealed is power sacrificed. The truly powerful exert their influence in ways unseen, unfelt. Some would say that a thing visible is a thing vulnerable.
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But I think we are seeing a resurgence of the graphic ghost story like The Others, Devil’s Backbone and The Sixth Sense. It is a return to more gothic atmospheric ghost storytelling.
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I really wanted the house to be a character. And I knew, I said, I’ll produce that one, but if I direct it, I need to build a house.
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It’s as hard to explain as a sexual proclivity. Some guys like high-heeled shoes. I like horror.
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