Quotes by mexican authors

The way they control a population is by pointing at somebody else - whether they're gay, Mexican, Jewish, black - and saying, 'They are different than you. They're the reason you're in the shape you're in. You're not responsible.' And when they exonerate you through vilifying and demonizing someone else, they control you. Guillermo del Toro

I would have killed to do 'Beauty And The Beast' at Warners, which went away. I would have killed to do 'The Witches' at Warners that went away. God knows there are many, many of them. All I can do is diligently do the screenplay, diligently do the design work, deliver a budget, and then await a decision. Guillermo del Toro

Work God Decision Beast Beauty Design Diligently Would Deliver Budget Witches Knows Screenplay Which Them Then Await Many Away

I love to travel, anywhere in the world. Wherever it is... India... Tibet... wherever. I'll go anywhere. Guillermo del Toro

Love Travel World India Tibet Go Wherever Anywhere

I think Roald Dahl had the rarest combination of talking to kids about complex emotions, and he was able to show you that the world of kids was sophisticated, complex, and had a lot more darkness than adults ever want to remember. Guillermo del Toro

I have a schizophrenic career. I have 'Cronos' and 'The Devil's Backbone' on one hand, and then I have 'Blade 2' and 'Mimic' on the other. Guillermo del Toro

Schizophrenic Devil Mimic Other Backbone One-On-One Blade Hand Then Career

Hellboy is the first movie where both ends of the spectrum are combined. Guillermo del Toro

First Both Combined Ends Where Movie Spectrum

In that, Blade 2 is very much like a rock concert... if it's too loud, you're too old. Guillermo del Toro

You Old Too Blade Like Concert Rock Loud Very Much

I was directing before I knew it was called that. Guillermo del Toro

Before Directing Knew

It's only in modern times that we have come to glorify vampirism. Guillermo del Toro

Only Come Glorify Times Modern Modern Times

I think Hollywood has a habit of developing 100 times more than they actually shoot. Guillermo del Toro

Think More Habit Developing Times Than Shoot Hollywood Actually

I hope to continue doing TV, and I think that what I've learned on 'The Strain' will come in handy. Guillermo del Toro

Hope Will Think TV Come Learned Doing Continue Handy Strain

A lot of Mexican Catholic dogma, the way it's taught, it's about existing in a state of grace, which I found impossible to reconcile with the much darker view of the world and myself, even as a child. Guillermo del Toro

Love is love. And it's much better than hatred and fear. Guillermo del Toro

Love Love Is Fear Better Hatred Than Much

When you start with Super 8, you are everything. You're the DP, the sound man, the effects guy. And what I started understanding, by working for other people, is that the best type of director is someone who rose through the ranks. Guillermo del Toro

If you want to know how to handle a crew, it's great to be part of a crew. Guillermo del Toro

Great You Crew Part Know How Handle Want

I have a very promiscuous relationship with all my objects. Guillermo del Toro

Relationship Promiscuous Objects Very

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. Guillermo del Toro

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

Always Very Where Happen Movies Careful

I have said no to many, many Day of the Dead projects in the past, about 10 or 15, because every time I heard a take it was from someone who didn't know the celebration. Guillermo del Toro

Time Day Past Every Every Time Projects About Someone Take Know Dead Because Said Heard Celebration In The Past Who Many

As a director, I design every movie to be true to itself, and damn it if they like it, and damn it if they don't. Guillermo del Toro

Director Be True Design Every Damn True Like Itself Movie

I've been going through immigration all my life, and I've been stopped for traffic violations by cops, and they get much more curious about me than the regular guy. The moment they hear my accent, things get a little deeper. Guillermo del Toro

Life Me Immigration My Life All My Life About Guy More Through Accent Hear Been Traffic Than Curious Get Going Stopped Little Much Regular Regular Guy Moment Deeper Things Cops Violations

I truly try to create beauty and reflection and all of that as conscientiously and judiciously and minutely as I can. Guillermo del Toro

Reflection Try Beauty Truly Create