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> [You live and die two or three times making a movie. First, you write it, and the first pivotal moment comes when you can get it made. The second is in the process of making it, when the movie reveals…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guillermo-del-toro/you-live-and-die-two-or-three-times-making-a-movie-first-you-write-it/)

[Guillermo del Toro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guillermo-del-toro/)

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## 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/)

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