--- title: "15 Believe Quotes By Guillermo del Toro" description: "15 Believe quotes by Guillermo del Toro. Plus more from Guillermo del Toro and more Believe sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/586/guillermo-del-toro-986_believe_you-have-to-believe-the-magic-to-see-it_637328.png" --- > [You have to believe the magic to see it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/you-have-to-believe-the-magic-to-see-it/) [Guillermo del Toro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillermo-del-toro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/586/guillermo-del-toro-986_believe_you-have-to-believe-the-magic-to-see-it_637328.png) > [In a world where we are so pragmatic and materialistic, fear is the only emotion that allows even a sophisticated person to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/in-a-world-where-we-are-so-pragmatic-and-materialistic-fear-is-the/) [Guillermo del Toro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillermo-del-toro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea7/guillermo-del-toro-986_believe_in-a-world-where-we-are-so-pragmatic-and_1445431.png) > [I believe that we will elevate and differentiate the discourse of cinema the more we discuss image creation in specific terms.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/i-believe-that-we-will-elevate-and-differentiate-the-discourse-of/) [Guillermo del Toro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillermo-del-toro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e4/guillermo-del-toro-986_believe_i-believe-that-we-will-elevate-and-diffe_863043.png) > [I believe in man. I believe in mankind, as the worst and the best that has happened to this world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/i-believe-in-man-i-believe-in-mankind-as-the-worst-and-the-best-that/) [Guillermo del Toro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillermo-del-toro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9d/guillermo-del-toro-986_believe_i-believe-in-man-i-believe-in-mankind-as_1355497.png) > [I believe that we, every day, 24-7, all the days of our lives, we are, all of us, agents of construction and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/i-believe-that-we-every-day-24-7-all-the-days-of-our-lives-we-are-all/) [Guillermo del Toro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillermo-del-toro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e9/guillermo-del-toro-986_believe_i-believe-that-we-every-day-24-7-all-the_2536113.png) > [I believe that the physical effect, the physical set, whenever you can, is ten times better than the digital effect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/i-believe-that-the-physical-effect-the-physical-set-whenever-you-can/) [Guillermo del Toro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillermo-del-toro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76a/guillermo-del-toro-986_believe_i-believe-that-the-physical-effect-the-p_2848990.png) > [I believe, as a producer/director, your duty is to create a beautiful horror film that really resonates.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/i-believe-as-a-producer-director-your-duty-is-to-create-a-beautiful/) [Guillermo del Toro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillermo-del-toro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8d/guillermo-del-toro-986_beautiful_i-believe-as-a-producer-director-your-du_2454792.png) > [I really believe that in the larger sense, not only today but at all times, you only find yourself when you disobey.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/i-really-believe-that-in-the-larger-sense-not-only-today-but-at-all/) [Guillermo del Toro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillermo-del-toro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c1/guillermo-del-toro-986_all-time_i-really-believe-that-in-the-larger-sens_949780.png) > [I don't think there is life beyond death. I don't. But I do believe that we get this clarity in the last…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/i-don-t-think-there-is-life-beyond-death-i-don-t-but-i-do-believe-2/) [Guillermo del Toro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillermo-del-toro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d46/guillermo-del-toro-986_alone_i-don-t-think-there-is-life-beyond-death_2272094.png) > [We are such skeptics that we find it difficult to believe in God and angels and a spiritual afterlife, but a moment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/we-are-such-skeptics-that-we-find-it-difficult-to-believe-in-god-and/) [Guillermo del Toro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillermo-del-toro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65e/guillermo-del-toro-986_afterlife_we-are-such-skeptics-that-we-find-it-dif_1060243.png) > [I believe that pain can be a rite of passage into learning. I believe that the worse thing that can happen is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/i-believe-that-pain-can-be-a-rite-of-passage-into-learning-i-believe/) [Guillermo del Toro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillermo-del-toro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed5/guillermo-del-toro-986_agnostic_i-believe-that-pain-can-be-a-rite-of-pas_3023831.jpg) > [If at age 10 I say there are monsters in the basement and they don't believe it, I would have stayed in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/if-at-age-10-i-say-there-are-monsters-in-the-basement-and-they-don-t/) [Guillermo del Toro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillermo-del-toro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0c/guillermo-del-toro-986_age_if-at-age-10-i-say-there-are-monsters-in_395183.png) > [In the medieval tradition, Beksinski seems to believe art to be a forewarning about the fragility of the flesh– whatever pleasures we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/in-the-medieval-tradition-beksinski-seems-to-believe-art-to-be-a/) [Guillermo del Toro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillermo-del-toro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cf/guillermo-del-toro-986_art_in-the-medieval-tradition-beksinski-seem_2468877.png) > [When I did 'Mimic,' it was such a difficult experience to try to make. Believe it or not, I did try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/when-i-did-mimic-it-was-such-a-difficult-experience-to-try-to-make/) [Guillermo del Toro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillermo-del-toro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edc/guillermo-del-toro-986_believe_when-i-did-mimic-it-was-such-a-difficult_2873687.png) > [Any legend, any creature, any symbol we ever stumble on, already exists in a vast cosmic reservoir where archetypes wait. Shapes looming…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/any-legend-any-creature-any-symbol-we-ever-stumble-on-already-exists/) [Guillermo del Toro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillermo-del-toro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/634/guillermo-del-toro-986_archetype_any-legend-any-creature-any-symbol-we-ev_233553.jpg) ## Other authors on Believe ## More by Guillermo del Toro > [“Tom Hiddleston is so fucking nice. It used to be in the past you were either nice, or you were good-looking and an asshole.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/tom-hiddleston-is-so-fucking-nice-it-used-to-be-in-the-past-you-were/) [Guillermo del Toro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillermo-del-toro/) > [When you work with a great director, you can have a great partnership.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/when-you-work-with-a-great-director-you-can-have-a-great-partnership/) [Guillermo del Toro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/you-think-if-you-work-hard-enough-you-can-fix-the-precious-things-you/) [Guillermo del Toro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillermo-del-toro/) > [“What is a ghost? A tragedy condemned to repeat itself time and again? A moment of pain, perhaps. Something dead which still seems to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/what-is-a-ghost-a-tragedy-condemned-to-repeat-itself-time-and-again-a/) [Guillermo del Toro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillermo-del-toro/) > [If you want to know how to handle a crew, it's great to be part of a crew.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/if-you-want-to-know-how-to-handle-a-crew-it-s-great-to-be-part-of-a/) [Guillermo del Toro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillermo-del-toro/) > [For any actor to have Oliver Stone call him or her up It’s a compliment. He expects you to be on your toes. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/for-any-actor-to-have-oliver-stone-call-him-or-her-up-it-s-a/) [Guillermo del Toro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillermo-del-toro/) > [The problem with 'Don't Be Afraid of the Dark' was that it was designed to be a PG-13 movie. It was literally a horror…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/the-problem-with-don-t-be-afraid-of-the-dark-was-that-it-was-designed/) [Guillermo del Toro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillermo-del-toro/) > [My favorite novel in the world is Frankenstein. I'm going to misquote it horribly, but the monster says, "I have such love in me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/my-favorite-novel-in-the-world-is-frankenstein-i-m-going-to-misquote/) [Guillermo del Toro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillermo-del-toro/) > [I'm a lapsed altar boy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/i-m-a-lapsed-altar-boy/) [Guillermo del Toro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillermo-del-toro/) > [“I say making movies is like eating a sandwich of shit. Sometimes you get more bread, sometimes less bread, but you always get shit."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/i-say-making-movies-is-like-eating-a-sandwich-of-shit-sometimes-you/) [Guillermo del Toro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillermo-del-toro/) > ['Crimson' is written in a very particular style, and it's very precise in the way it graduates into a gothic romance. The souls that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/crimson-is-written-in-a-very-particular-style-and-it-s-very-precise/) [Guillermo del Toro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillermo-del-toro/) > [Any actor I admire and enjoy working with - Sergi Lopez as the bad guy in 'Pan's Labyrinth,' or the little girl who played…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/any-actor-i-admire-and-enjoy-working-with-sergi-lopez-as-the-bad-guy/) [Guillermo del Toro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillermo-del-toro/) > [“All belief systems are elaborate fabrications, if logic is followed out to the end.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/all-belief-systems-are-elaborate-fabrications-if-logic-is-followed/) [Guillermo del Toro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillermo-del-toro/) > [Studios look backward. Filmmakers look forward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/studios-look-backward-filmmakers-look-forward/) [Guillermo del Toro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillermo-del-toro/) > [Normally a period movie has a lot of problems with the graphics. They look modern made.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/normally-a-period-movie-has-a-lot-of-problems-with-the-graphics-they/) [Guillermo del Toro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillermo-del-toro/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/guillermo-del-toro/#itemlist", "name": "15 Believe Quotes By Guillermo del Toro", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You have to believe the magic to see it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Guillermo del Toro" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/you-have-to-believe-the-magic-to-see-it/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/586/guillermo-del-toro-986_believe_you-have-to-believe-the-magic-to-see-it_637328.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/586/guillermo-del-toro-986_believe_you-have-to-believe-the-magic-to-see-it_637328.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/586/guillermo-del-toro-986_believe_you-have-to-believe-the-magic-to-see-it_637328.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You have to believe the magic to see it.” — Guillermo del Toro", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In a world where we are so pragmatic and materialistic, fear is the only emotion that allows even a sophisticated person to believe in something beyond.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Guillermo del Toro" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/in-a-world-where-we-are-so-pragmatic-and-materialistic-fear-is-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea7/guillermo-del-toro-986_believe_in-a-world-where-we-are-so-pragmatic-and_1445431.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea7/guillermo-del-toro-986_believe_in-a-world-where-we-are-so-pragmatic-and_1445431.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea7/guillermo-del-toro-986_believe_in-a-world-where-we-are-so-pragmatic-and_1445431.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In a world where we are so pragmatic and materialistic, fear is the only emotion that allows even a…” — Guillermo del Toro", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I believe that we will elevate and differentiate the discourse of cinema the more we discuss image creation in specific terms.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Guillermo del Toro" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/i-believe-that-we-will-elevate-and-differentiate-the-discourse-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e4/guillermo-del-toro-986_believe_i-believe-that-we-will-elevate-and-diffe_863043.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e4/guillermo-del-toro-986_believe_i-believe-that-we-will-elevate-and-diffe_863043.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e4/guillermo-del-toro-986_believe_i-believe-that-we-will-elevate-and-diffe_863043.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I believe that we will elevate and differentiate the discourse of cinema the more we discuss image creation…” — Guillermo del Toro", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I believe in man. 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