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Films are fantastic - they are one of the peaks of human narrative. But I'm sorry to break the news to the movie industry: So is a video game.

Guillermo del Toro

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Guillermo del Toro
Age: 59
Born: 1964
Born: October 9
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When I stage a violent scene, I try for it to serve a purpose. I do love those things, the makeup effects. But I love them more with the monsters. I never was much of a gore guy. I've always enjoyed just creating monsters.
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When I see a short schedule, my question to the director is, are you really comfortable with this, or are you doing it to be a good boy? At the end, you only win the medal if the film is good, you don't win a medal if the movie is on time.
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...there's something about maternal love - it might just be the strongest human spiritual bond there is.
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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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I don't try to define the cosmos, I know it's unknowable, but I can understand my place in the world and my place in the universe through a mixture of Taoism, Catholicism, Zen or whatever I have at hand.
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I like John Carpenter. I like some of his films more than others
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You think if you work hard enough, you can fix the precious things you've broken - rather than being careful with them in the first place.
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The butterfly does not look back upon its caterpillar self, either fondly or wistfully it simply flies on.
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Without context, things are not scary. Without context, like humor, horror doesn't work.
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I have a sort of a fetish for insects, clockwork, monsters, dark places, and unborn things
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I believe in man. I believe in mankind, as the worst and the best that has happened to this world.
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There are two levels of vampirism: one is the regular vampire, which is just like it has always been and then there's the super vampires, which are a new breed we've created.
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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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I only produce directors and movies that I have a lot in common with.
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For any actor to have Oliver Stone call him or her up… It’s a compliment. He expects you to be on your toes. If you’re not, he pokes at you until you react. He’s very provocative, creatively. It started like a lot of hard work, but it ended up a lot of fun.
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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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Frankfurt, discussing a stuntman: He missed being killed in that shot be literally half an inch.
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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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With supernatural things, I have heard ghosts, but I've never seen ghosts. I do seek ghosts and I would love to see one, but I would crap my pants.
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Genius is the true mystery, and at its edge--the abyss.
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