There’s nothing that defines who you are more than boundaries, whether you cross them or not, in every aspect of your life, and horror is a really great boundary.
GUILLERMO DEL TOROYou give yourself to the world for people to either praise or destroy.
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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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Genius is the true mystery, and at its edge–the abyss.
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I think there is a very quiet power in things that are not on screen
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We’re in three living groups, ’cause even after the world’s ended some assholes still can’t get along.
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I only produce movies that have something stylistically different, so that I can learn from the experience of producing.
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For me, lost causes are the only ones that are worth fighting for. The other stuff is not worth fighting for.
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Somebody said to me, in a very well-meaning way, at a screening, “We love the movie but it’s too violent. If you tone down the violence you could reach a great audience of kids.”.
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I think damage to the eye or damage to the teeth is one of the most universally cringing things you can do in a movie and these are very fragile sounds.
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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 only produce directors and movies that I have a lot in common with.
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For Devil’s Backbone I loved it but I felt very pressured but so I was neurotic on the shoot.
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There are two levels of vampirism: one is the regular vampire, which is just like it has always been; and then there’s the super vampires, which are a new breed we’ve created.
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I had gotten to the point where I just didn’t want to perform anymore – I didn’t want to be on the chopping block anymore. I started to want to withdraw and retreat from it.
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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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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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