I am the nice adversary, the guy that’s going to ask the tough questions and is not going to be happy with the quick answer.
GUILLERMO DEL TOROI 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.
More Guillermo del Toro Quotes
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I only produce movies that have something stylistically different, so that I can learn from the experience of producing.
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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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The underground of the city is like what’s underground in people. Beneath the surface, it’s boiling with monsters.
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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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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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I would much rather see somebody bring something new to a genre than produce something that seems safe.
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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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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.
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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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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.
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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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We’re in three living groups, ’cause even after the world’s ended some assholes still can’t get along.
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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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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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