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 TOROI would much rather see somebody bring something new to a genre than produce something that seems safe.
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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 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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There is beautiful in the grotesque.
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I’m a movement Nazi. It used to be my way before. Now, in the last three projects. I found a way to let the actors find their comfort and still find the precision in the show. It’s a change in me.
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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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As a first-time director, you cannot have final cut. But as a producer, you can have final cut.
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The fairies in the ancient notion of fairies, they are not positive and cute and twinkly.They can be incredibly nasty or they can be incredibly benign. It’s a really interesting mythology when you dig into it.
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In real life, what scares me is politicians, corporations and people that think they know what the world should be.
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What happens to me is that I am first and foremost a film geek.
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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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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.
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Movies that look safe are less interesting.
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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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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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