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It’s as hard to explain as a sexual proclivity. Some guys like high-heeled shoes. I like horror.
Guillermo del Toro
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Guillermo del Toro
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: October 9
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Frankfurt, discussing a stuntman: He missed being killed in that shot be literally half an inch.
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