At some point, in order to gain his identity, the kid goes “I’m not my dad” or “I’m not my mom.”
GUILLERMO DEL TOROI would much rather see somebody bring something new to a genre than produce something that seems safe.
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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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I’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.
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I like John Carpenter. I like some of his films more than others
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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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I only produce directors and movies that I have a lot in common with.
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I think there is a very quiet power in things that are not on screen
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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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What 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.
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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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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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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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As a first-time director, you cannot have final cut. But as a producer, you can have final cut.
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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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Its a bit cloudy in London but people are already drinking out on the streets- God Bless the pubs.
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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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