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.
GUILLERMO DEL TOROAt some point, in order to gain his identity, the kid goes “I’m not my dad” or “I’m not my mom.”
More Guillermo del Toro Quotes
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I think there is a very quiet power in things that are not on screen
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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 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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The point of being over 40 is to fulfill the desires you’ve been harboring since you were 7.
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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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You give yourself to the world for people to either praise or destroy.
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If you don’t take it personally, the partnership between producers and directors is very intimate.
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Genius is the true mystery, and at its edge–the abyss.
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People think you’re like The Godfather, waiting for scripts to come in. But, you’re hustling, you’re desperate, you’re panicked and you’re horrified. The movie you think you’re going to do next, you don’t do. The movie you think you’re never going to do, you make.
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You think if you work hard enough, you can fix the precious things you’ve broken – rather than being careful with them in the first place.
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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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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 only produce directors and movies that I have a lot in common with.
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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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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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