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.
GUILLERMO DEL TOROI’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.
More Guillermo del Toro Quotes
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Movies that look safe are less interesting.
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I had gotten to the point where I just didn’t want to perform anymore – I didn’t want to be on the chopping block anymore. I started to want to withdraw and retreat from 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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The underground of the city is like what’s underground in people. Beneath the surface, it’s boiling with monsters.
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If you don’t take it personally, the partnership between producers and directors is very intimate.
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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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You have to believe the magic to see it.
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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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When you shoot in America, you have huge beams of sunlight in the windows, very vivid sunlight – it’s faster in a way.
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You think if you work hard enough, you can fix the precious things you’ve broken – rather than being careful with them in the first place.
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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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The fairies in the ancient notion of fairies, they are not positive and cute and twinkly.They can be incredibly nasty or they can be incredibly benign. It’s a really interesting mythology when you dig into it.
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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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You give yourself to the world for people to either praise or destroy.
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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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