Movies that look safe are less interesting.
GUILLERMO DEL TOROWe’re in three living groups, ’cause even after the world’s ended some assholes still can’t get along.
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Your heart is uncomplicated. It knows what it knows and acts accordingly. Greater wisdom is hard to find.
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For me, lost causes are the only ones that are worth fighting for. The other stuff is not worth fighting for.
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Genius is the true mystery, and at its edge–the abyss.
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The point of being over 40 is to fulfill the desires you’ve been harboring since you were 7.
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I’m the freaky version of that superhero who says, wherever there is injustice, I shall be there. Whenever there is a difficult project, I’d like to be there.
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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.
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Power 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.
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You give yourself to the world for people to either praise or destroy.
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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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Its a bit cloudy in London but people are already drinking out on the streets- God Bless the pubs.
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I love REAL set construction and think that sets are very important part of the storytelling and scope of a film.
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I think there is a very quiet power in things that are not on screen
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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 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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What 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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