It’s as hard to explain as a sexual proclivity. Some guys like high-heeled shoes. I like horror.
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.
More Guillermo del Toro Quotes
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What happens to me is that I am first and foremost a film geek.
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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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If you don’t take it personally, the partnership between producers and directors is very intimate.
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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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Its a bit cloudy in London but people are already drinking out on the streets- God Bless the pubs.
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Genius is the true mystery, and at its edge–the abyss.
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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 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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