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When somebody says something I don't agree with, I say I'd rather not. It comes to the point where that is the strongest form of resistance. As a Mexican, it took me a long while to learn one word in English, no. And that is the one word we have in common.

Guillermo del Toro

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Guillermo del Toro
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: October 9
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