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.
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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Its a bit cloudy in London but people are already drinking out on the streets- God Bless the pubs.
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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 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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What happens to me is that I am first and foremost a film geek.
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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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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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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.
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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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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.
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You give yourself to the world for people to either praise or destroy.
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If you don’t take it personally, the partnership between producers and directors is very intimate.
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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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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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I would much rather see somebody bring something new to a genre than produce something that seems safe.
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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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