…there’s something about maternal love – it might just be the strongest human spiritual bond there is.
GUILLERMO DEL TORO…there’s something about maternal love – it might just be the strongest human spiritual bond there is.
GUILLERMO DEL TOROI only produce directors and movies that I have a lot in common with.
GUILLERMO DEL TOROWhat we read and why we do so defines us in a profound way. You are what you read, I suppose. Browsing through someone’s library is like peeking into their DNA.
GUILLERMO DEL TOROIts a bit cloudy in London but people are already drinking out on the streets- God Bless the pubs.
GUILLERMO DEL TOROMovies that look safe are less interesting.
GUILLERMO DEL TOROIn real life, what scares me is politicians, corporations and people that think they know what the world should be.
GUILLERMO DEL TOROFor me, lost causes are the only ones that are worth fighting for. The other stuff is not worth fighting for.
GUILLERMO DEL TOROThe 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.
GUILLERMO DEL TOROI’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.
GUILLERMO DEL TOROI 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.
GUILLERMO DEL TOROI think there is a very quiet power in things that are not on screen
GUILLERMO DEL TOROSomebody said to me, in a very well-meaning way, at a screening, “We love the movie but it’s too violent. If you tone down the violence you could reach a great audience of kids.”.
GUILLERMO DEL TOROYour heart is uncomplicated. It knows what it knows and acts accordingly. Greater wisdom is hard to find.
GUILLERMO DEL TOROFor Devil’s Backbone I loved it but I felt very pressured but so I was neurotic on the shoot.
GUILLERMO DEL TOROIf you don’t take it personally, the partnership between producers and directors is very intimate.
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.”
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