Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro Gómezis a Mexican film director, screenwriter, producer, and novelist. In his filmmaking career, del Toro has alternated between Spanish-language dark fantasy pieces, such as the gothic horror film The Devil's Backbone, and Pan's Labyrinth, and more mainstream American action movies, such as the vampire superhero action film Blade II, the supernatural superhero film Hellboy, its sequel Hellboy II: The Golden Army, and the science fiction monster film Pacific Rim...
NationalityMexican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth9 October 1964
CountryMexico
Guillermo del Toro quotes about
I believe, as a producer/director, your duty is to create a beautiful horror film that really resonates.
People tend to think that big things only happen to big people ... I think that is not true. The small decisions we make every day define who we are and define the world around us. ... But I bet to you there is a decision every day in your life where you affect somebody else.
Screenplay is the toughest form of writing for me, because you need to be in present tense. You need to be describing things as they occur.
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.
Your heart is uncomplicated. It knows what it knows and acts accordingly. Greater wisdom is hard to find.
I like actors that are good with pantomime and that can transmit a lot by their presence and attitude more than through their dialogue
Well I think effects are tools
I think that The Eye is a particularly Americanized take on horror
I think there are movies that are so gigantic that you need a second unit
What happens to me is that I am first and foremost a film geek
I like John Carpenter. I like some of his films more than others
I think there is a very quiet power in things that are not on screen
Hellboy is the first movie where both ends of the spectrum are combined
I was part of a group that had a cinema club so every week we would project two or three movies on 16 or 35mm.