I like actors that are good with pantomime and that can transmit a lot by their presence and attitude more than through their dialogue
GUILLERMO DEL TOROIn real life, what scares me is politicians, corporations and people that think they know what the world should be.
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The underground of the city is like what’s underground in people. Beneath the surface, it’s boiling with monsters.
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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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You can always go back to not making any money, and then you get the freedom. And I’m going to continue doing it, because it really is a fantastic sense of liberation.
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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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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 think there is a very quiet power in things that are not on screen
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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 like John Carpenter. I like some of his films more than others
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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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What happens to me is that I am first and foremost a film geek.
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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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It’s as hard to explain as a sexual proclivity. Some guys like high-heeled shoes. I like horror.
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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 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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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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