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I think when you get all the money and all the freedom, rarely do you get a good movie out of it or a movie that you're proud of.

Guillermo del Toro

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Guillermo del Toro
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: October 9
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Novelist
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Television Actor
Television Producer
Guadalajara
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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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I'm a big fan of the Harry Potter books, but I'd love to do one where one of the kids dies, or one of the main characters dies. I love for those things to have a little bit more tragedy.
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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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I love REAL set construction and think that sets are very important part of the storytelling and scope of a film.
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Hellboy is the first movie where both ends of the spectrum are combined
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I really believe that in the larger sense, not only today but at all times, you only find yourself when you disobey. Disobedience is the beginning of responsibility, I think.
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There are times when you are in despair, because in order not to betray who you are, you don't compromise, you don't make movies that would be very lucrative or prestigious or easily understood. And yet I stay attached to the most uncanny premises. It's never been easy.
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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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You only find yourself when you disobey. Disobedience is the beginning of responsibility, I think.
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Well I think effects are tools
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I only produce directors and movies that I have a lot in common with.
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In a world where we are so pragmatic and materialistic, fear is the only emotion that allows even a sophisticated person to believe in something beyond.
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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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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.
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