406 Quotes by Guillermo del Toro

When I was a child, I was raised Catholic. Somewhere, I didn't fit with the saints and holy men. I discovered the monsters - in Boris Karloff, I saw a beautiful, innocent creature in a state of grace, sacrificed by sins he did not commit.

I love monsters the way people worship holy images. To me, they really connect in a very fundamental way to my identity.

Every Sunday on Channel 6 in Guadalajara, where I lived, they dedicated most every Sunday to black-and-white horror films and sci-fi. So I watched them. I watched 'Tarantula.' I watched 'The Monolith Monsters.' I watched all the Universal library.

I think the greatest giant insect movie ever made is 'Them!'

I'm always very, very careful when the movies happen and where they happen.

To me, art and storytelling serve primal, spiritual functions in my daily life. Whether I'm telling a bedtime story to my kids or trying to mount a movie or write a short story or a novel, I take it very seriously.

As a craftsman, I bust my butt as much for 'Blade 2' as I do for 'Devil's Backbone.'

To me, movies are books. They are texts to be consulted.

As a producer, I learned not to declare anything about a movie I'm not directing.