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.
GUILLERMO DEL TOROI’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.
GUILLERMO DEL TOROThere 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 TOROPower 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.
GUILLERMO DEL TOROI 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.
GUILLERMO DEL TOROWe’re in three living groups, ’cause even after the world’s ended some assholes still can’t get along.
GUILLERMO DEL TOROI see horror as part of legitimate film. I don’t see it as an independent genre that has nothing to do with cinema.
GUILLERMO DEL TOROWhen somebody says something I don’t agree with, I say I’d rather not. It comes to the point where that is the strongest form of resistance. As a Mexican, it took me a long while to learn one word in English, “no”. And that is the one word we have in common.
GUILLERMO DEL TOROI think there is a very quiet power in things that are not on screen
GUILLERMO DEL TOROYou give yourself to the world for people to either praise or destroy.
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.
GUILLERMO DEL TOROWhen I stage a violent scene, I try for it to serve a purpose. I do love those things, the makeup effects. But I love them more with the monsters. I never was much of a gore guy. I’ve always enjoyed just creating monsters.
GUILLERMO DEL TOROThere is beautiful in the grotesque.
GUILLERMO DEL TOROI love REAL set construction and think that sets are very important part of the storytelling and scope of a film.
GUILLERMO DEL TOROIts a bit cloudy in London but people are already drinking out on the streets- God Bless the pubs.
GUILLERMO DEL TOROYou 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.
GUILLERMO DEL TOROWhat 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.
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