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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.

Guillermo del Toro

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