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.
GUILLERMO DEL TOROAt some point, in order to gain his identity, the kid goes “I’m not my dad” or “I’m not my mom.”
More Guillermo del Toro Quotes
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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 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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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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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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I only produce movies that have something stylistically different, so that I can learn from the experience of producing.
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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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What happens to me is that I am first and foremost a film geek.
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I really wanted the house to be a character. And I knew, I said, I’ll produce that one, but if I direct it, I need to build a house.
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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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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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Your heart is uncomplicated. It knows what it knows and acts accordingly. Greater wisdom is hard to find.
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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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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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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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As a first-time director, you cannot have final cut. But as a producer, you can have final cut.
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