I think there is a very quiet power in things that are not on screen
GUILLERMO DEL TOROThere are times when you are in despair, because in order not to betray who you are, you don’t compromise, you don’t make movies that would be very lucrative or prestigious or easily understood. And yet I stay attached to the most uncanny premises. It’s never been easy.
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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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You have to believe the magic to see it.
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But I think we are seeing a resurgence of the graphic ghost story like The Others, Devil’s Backbone and The Sixth Sense. It is a return to more gothic atmospheric ghost storytelling.
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Movies that look safe are less interesting.
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There is beautiful in the grotesque.
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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 am the nice adversary, the guy that’s going to ask the tough questions and is not going to be happy with the quick answer.
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When I stage a violent scene, I try for it to serve a purpose. I do love those things, the makeup effects. But I love them more with the monsters. I never was much of a gore guy. I’ve always enjoyed just creating monsters.
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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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In real life, what scares me is politicians, corporations and people that think they know what the world should be.
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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 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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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 like John Carpenter. I like some of his films more than others
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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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