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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

Guillermo del Toro

In real life, what scares me is politicians, corporations and people that think they know what the world should be.
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People Real Thinking
I 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 TORO

Effort Fighting Thinking
You can always go back to not making any money, and then you get the freedom. And I’m going to continue doing it, because it really is a fantastic sense of liberation.
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Continue Fantastic Liberation Money
Movies that look safe are less interesting.
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Interesting Looks Safe
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 TORO

Deals Restriction Thinking
The underground of the city is like what’s underground in people. Beneath the surface, it’s boiling with monsters.
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Cities Monsters People
When 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.
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Guy Makeup Trying
What happens to me is that I am first and foremost a film geek.
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Film Firsts Geek
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
As a first-time director, you cannot have final cut. But as a producer, you can have final cut.
GUILLERMO DEL TORO

Cutting Directors Finals
If you don’t take it personally, the partnership between producers and directors is very intimate.
GUILLERMO DEL TORO

Directors Intimate Partnership
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.
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Guy Nice Questions Tough
Somebody said to me, in a very well-meaning way, at a screening, “We love the movie but it’s too violent. If you tone down the violence you could reach a great audience of kids.”.
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Kids Violence Violent
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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Genre Halloween Horror Independent
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.
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Powerful Strong Thinking
There 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 TORO

Ghouls Super Two Vampire

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