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.
GUILLERMO DEL TOROI think making small movies reminds you of the effort. When you make big movies, the effort is to fight for freedom. When you make small movies, the effort is making the day, making the budget, and it’s great, too.
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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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You give yourself to the world for people to either praise or destroy.
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You have to believe the magic to see it.
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I like John Carpenter. I like some of his films more than others
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Genius is the true mystery, and at its edge–the abyss.
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There are a lot of period movies where they say, ‘This is a portrait of Lady Whatever.’ And it’s done in like a 1950s or 60s style.
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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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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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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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For Devil’s Backbone I loved it but I felt very pressured but so I was neurotic on the shoot.
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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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I’m a movement Nazi. It used to be my way before. Now, in the last three projects. I found a way to let the actors find their comfort and still find the precision in the show. It’s a change in me.
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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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Its a bit cloudy in London but people are already drinking out on the streets- God Bless the pubs.
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There is beautiful in the grotesque.
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