406 Quotes by Guillermo del Toro

When I did 'Mimic,' it was such a difficult experience to try to make. Believe it or not, I did try to make a really adult giant bug movie. And then, in the course of the process, it kind of died a horrible death and gave birth to the movie that exists now, which now, in retrospect, I like. But it's not the movie I set out to do.

I feel that your ambitions should always exceed the budget.

Everything I do, I do it with the hope that people will watch it more than twice. Whether it's 'Pan's Labyrinth' or 'Pacific Rim' or the opening of 'The Simpsons,' I do it with that hope.

The great thing about Roald Dahl is he tackled the big questions of life without any fear of being shocking or brutal, because he knew the kids could take it.

I'm not that interested in recreating reality. I'm interested in recreating an emotional truth.

I don't think that Argentinian cinema is well-known outside Argentina the way it should be.

For Devil's Backbone I loved it but I felt very pressured but so I was neurotic on the shoot.

I love the entire 'Constantine' mythology, the 'Dead Man' mythology, the Alex Holland 'Swamp Thing' mythology.

I'm very grateful of my life and my career and the movies I've been able to make.