black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

I only produce directors and movies that I have a lot in common with.

Guillermo del Toro

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 TORO

Boundaries Crosses Horror
There are times when you are in despair, because in order not to betray who you are, you don’t compromise, you don’t make movies that would be very lucrative or prestigious or easily understood. And yet I stay attached to the most uncanny premises. It’s never been easy.
GUILLERMO DEL TORO

Compromise Despair Easy
There is beautiful in the grotesque.
GUILLERMO DEL TORO

Beautiful Grotesque Happen
For me, lost causes are the only ones that are worth fighting for. The other stuff is not worth fighting for.
GUILLERMO DEL TORO

Causes Fighting Stuff
It’s as hard to explain as a sexual proclivity. Some guys like high-heeled shoes. I like horror.
GUILLERMO DEL TORO

Guy Horror Shoes
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.
GUILLERMO DEL TORO

Done Portraits Style
When you shoot in America, you have huge beams of sunlight in the windows, very vivid sunlight – it’s faster in a way.
GUILLERMO DEL TORO

Country People Vivid Way
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.
GUILLERMO DEL TORO

DNA Library Profound
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.
GUILLERMO DEL TORO

Cute Interesting Nasty
I think when the joke comes from the situation in a horror film, it’s really great. I don’t like jokey horror films like where people are cracking a joke or being post-modern about it.
GUILLERMO DEL TORO

Horror People Thinking
You give yourself to the world for people to either praise or destroy.
GUILLERMO DEL TORO

Giving People World
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.
GUILLERMO DEL TORO

Powerful Strong Thinking
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.
GUILLERMO DEL TORO

Character House Needs
If you’re doing a big spectacle film, you’ve got to be mindful of large masses. Even then, you’ve got to be responsible only to your storytelling.
GUILLERMO DEL TORO

Film Responsible Storytelling
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?”.
GUILLERMO DEL TORO

Creepy Kids Teeth
At some point, in order to gain his identity, the kid goes “I’m not my dad” or “I’m not my mom.”
GUILLERMO DEL TORO

Dad Kids Mom

I only produce directors and movies that I have a lot in common with.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

I only produce directors and movies that I have a lot in common with.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Guillermo del Toro Quotes