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.
GUILLERMO DEL TOROIn real life, what scares me is politicians, corporations and people that think they know what the world should be.
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When you shoot in America, you have huge beams of sunlight in the windows, very vivid sunlight – it’s faster in a way.
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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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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’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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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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I like John Carpenter. I like some of his films more than others
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I only produce directors and movies that I have a lot in common with.
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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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Your heart is uncomplicated. It knows what it knows and acts accordingly. Greater wisdom is hard to find.
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…there’s something about maternal love – it might just be the strongest human spiritual bond there is.
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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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You can’t explain success in retrospect. The moment you leap into the void, that moment is impossible to negate, after success.
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I like actors that are good with pantomime and that can transmit a lot by their presence and attitude more than through their dialogue
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I think making small movies reminds you of the effort. When you make big movies, the effort is to fight for freedom. When you make small movies, the effort is making the day, making the budget, and it’s great, too.
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