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 TOROI 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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For Devil’s Backbone I loved it but I felt very pressured but so I was neurotic on the shoot.
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Genius is the true mystery, and at its edge–the abyss.
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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 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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I think there is a very quiet power in things that are not on screen
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You give yourself to the world for people to either praise or destroy.
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When 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.
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I like John Carpenter. I like some of his films more than others
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In real life, what scares me is politicians, corporations and people that think they know what the world should be.
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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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I only produce directors and movies that I have a lot in common with.
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You can’t explain success in retrospect. The moment you leap into the void, that moment is impossible to negate, after success.
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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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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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It’s as hard to explain as a sexual proclivity. Some guys like high-heeled shoes. I like horror.
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