I only produce movies that have something stylistically different, so that I can learn from the experience of producing.
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.
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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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We’re in three living groups, ’cause even after the world’s ended some assholes still can’t get along.
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What happens to me is that I am first and foremost a film geek.
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Movies that look safe are less interesting.
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I like John Carpenter. I like some of his films more than others
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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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I would much rather see somebody bring something new to a genre than produce something that seems safe.
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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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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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As a first-time director, you cannot have final cut. But as a producer, you can have final cut.
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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 only produce directors and movies that I have a lot in common with.
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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
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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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