You give yourself to the world for people to either praise or destroy.
GUILLERMO DEL TOROI only produce directors and movies that I have a lot in common with.
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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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Its a bit cloudy in London but people are already drinking out on the streets- God Bless the pubs.
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Movies that look safe are less interesting.
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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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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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There’s nothing that defines who you are more than boundaries, whether you cross them or not, in every aspect of your life, and horror is a really great boundary.
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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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I think part of making movies is dealing with restrictions of freedom and budget. I’d rather deal with restrictions of budget. It’s better to feel free within any budget.
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Somebody 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.”.
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I had gotten to the point where I just didn’t want to perform anymore – I didn’t want to be on the chopping block anymore. I started to want to withdraw and retreat from it.
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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 like actors that are good with pantomime and that can transmit a lot by their presence and attitude more than through their dialogue
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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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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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