Most of the time - in 'Pan's Labyrinth' or 'Devil's Backbone' - I'm talking about my childhood. — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
It's never hard to cast kids; it's only ever hard to direct them. — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
You can only be a good father in relationship to your childhood. — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
“Miriam Sacher had survived polio as a child. To Abraham, she was simply the most exquisite little bird who could not fly.” — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
I think that most of the monsters I dream of, I dreamt of as a child. — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
When I was a child, I was raised Catholic. Somewhere, I didn't fit with the saints and holy men. I discovered the… — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
With every movie I produce, I learn something. I watch the directors. It's like the relationship you have with your children. I'm… — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
I always thought what if you took a myth of childhood like the tooth fairy and made it a central scary thing.… — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
As a child that was disenfranchised from everything, and that was in a world that was the wrong size, run by the… — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
The idea for me is that if the movie connects with you the way I want it to connect with you, you… — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
Making a film is like raising a child. You cannot raise a child to be liked by everyone. You raise a child… — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
“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.” — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
When you work with a great director, you can have a great partnership. — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
You think if you work hard enough, you can fix the precious things you've broken - rather than being careful with them in the… — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
“What is a ghost? A tragedy condemned to repeat itself time and again? A moment of pain, perhaps. Something dead which still seems to… — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
If you want to know how to handle a crew, it's great to be part of a crew. — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
For any actor to have Oliver Stone call him or her up Its a compliment. He expects you to be on your toes. If… — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
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… — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
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,… — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
“I say making movies is like eating a sandwich of shit. Sometimes you get more bread, sometimes less bread, but you always get shit."… — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
'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… — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
Any actor I admire and enjoy working with - Sergi Lopez as the bad guy in 'Pan's Labyrinth,' or the little girl who played… — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
