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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.

Guillermo del Toro

I think there is a very quiet power in things that are not on screen
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Power Quiet Thinking
You have to believe the magic to see it.
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Believe Look Magic People
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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Boundaries Crosses Horror
Movies that look safe are less interesting.
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Interesting Looks Safe
As a first-time director, you cannot have final cut. But as a producer, you can have final cut.
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Cutting Directors Finals
It’s as hard to explain as a sexual proclivity. Some guys like high-heeled shoes. I like horror.
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Guy Horror Shoes
I would much rather see somebody bring something new to a genre than produce something that seems safe.
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Genre New Safe Something
Its a bit cloudy in London but people are already drinking out on the streets- God Bless the pubs.
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Drinking London People
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.
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Done Portraits Style
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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Deals Restriction Thinking
I like John Carpenter. I like some of his films more than others
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Carpenter Film More Others
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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Cute Interesting Nasty
I only produce movies that have something stylistically different, so that I can learn from the experience of producing.
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Country Different People Produce
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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Horror People Thinking
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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Dad Kids Mom
There is beautiful in the grotesque.
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Beautiful Grotesque Happen

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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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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