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There's something worse than not making a movie. It's doing it for the wrong reasons. Then you end up putting three, four, five years of your life into it and you come out with a thing that you're not proud of.
Guillermo del Toro
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Guillermo del Toro
Age: 59
Born: 1964
Born: October 9
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