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It’s as hard to explain as a sexual proclivity. Some guys like high-heeled shoes. I like horror.

Guillermo del Toro

For Devil’s Backbone I loved it but I felt very pressured but so I was neurotic on the shoot.
GUILLERMO DEL TORO

Backbone Devil Neurotic
I’m the freaky version of that superhero who says, wherever there is injustice, I shall be there. Whenever there is a difficult project, I’d like to be there.
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Injustice Projects Superhero
I like John Carpenter. I like some of his films more than others
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Carpenter Film More Others
The point of being over 40 is to fulfill the desires you’ve been harboring since you were 7.
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Desire Harboring Since Being
I’m a big fan of the Harry Potter books, but I’d love to do one where one of the kids dies, or one of the main characters dies. I love for those things to have a little bit more tragedy.
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Book Character Kids
Its a bit cloudy in London but people are already drinking out on the streets- God Bless the pubs.
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Drinking London People
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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Creepy Kids Teeth
It’s as hard to explain as a sexual proclivity. Some guys like high-heeled shoes. I like horror.
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Guy Horror Shoes
I only produce movies that have something stylistically different, so that I can learn from the experience of producing.
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Country Different People Produce
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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Guy Makeup Trying
I would much rather see somebody bring something new to a genre than produce something that seems safe.
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Genre New Safe Something
I love REAL set construction and think that sets are very important part of the storytelling and scope of a film.
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Important Real Thinking
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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Kids Violence Violent
You give yourself to the world for people to either praise or destroy.
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Giving People World
There 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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Done Portraits Style
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 TORO

Block Retreat Want

It’s as hard to explain as a sexual proclivity. Some guys like high-heeled shoes. I like horror.

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