406 Quotes by Guillermo del Toro

You think if you work hard enough, you can fix the precious things you’ve broken – rather than being careful with them in the first place.

The most intelligent of creatures,” he offers softly, “often make the fewest sounds.

There are two types of producing deals, and I’ve had both. I’ve produced over 20 movies now. You are either watching in horror, as the cars take the curve in the grand prix, or you’re enjoying it.

De todos los fantasmas, los fantasmas de nuestros amores pasados son los peores.

I see horror as part of legitimate film. I don’t see it as an independent genre that has nothing to do with cinema.

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.

Only books talked about all the things adults didn’t want you to ask about – Life. Death. Good and Evil. And what else truly mattered in life.

I love the creation of these things – I love the sculpting, I love the coloring. Half the joy is fabricating the world, the creatures.

I feel that your ambitions should always exceed the budget. That no matter what budget you’re doing, you should be dreaming bigger than the budget you have, and then it’s a matter of reigning it in to the reality. You try to make things count.