Guillermo del Toro Quotes

Cinema will always have an important role to play in society.

I like to entertain all kinds of audiences with my films.

I don't really think about film or television or going directly to the internet. I just think about doing something that people are going to get excited about.

One of the things I love about cinema is the range.

I don't usually watch a lot of TV, but 'Mad Men' changed my perspective. I admire Matthew Weiner who came up with the idea and wrote such a great TV series, and the broadcasting company for being bold enough to air such a series.

In some ways, you could argue, television is doing far more interesting work than the movies. It's more fulfilling.

The greatest filmmakers are not the ones who put everything in; they're the ones who can figure things to leave out, and in doing so, invite your participation.

When you're working on a movie you always hope that people will go for it and enjoy what you're doing.

What I've always done as an entertainer is try to come up with things that people will find interesting, or compelling, or humorous.

I really think that movies are the most popular form of story telling ever and have such a huge impact on culture when they do. So I really want to be a part of those movies that say something good to a lot of people.

We are filmmakers, and we are specifically trying to entertain people.

The entertainment medium of film is particularly tuned to the present imaginations of people at large. A lot of fiction is intensely nostalgic.

The cinema is there to heighten the imagination; I have always tried to make sure it does so.

Used properly, cinema is the coolest thing in the world.

Do you know what a blessing it is to make movies that make people happy?

Never in the history of cinema has a medium entertained an audience. It's what you do with the medium.

The goal for Shondaland is to continue to make very good shows that we're proud of when they're ready.

Television really has been responsible for everything that I've done successfully.

I realized, because I've been doing these very small, character-driven movies, that this is entertainment. This is so much fun.

I believe in cinema! Unfortunately, 90 per cent of Hindi cinema is non-cinema. Only marketing works here. Even the item songs in these films are an extension of marketing.

Whenever you do a film, it's always like a little miracle. So many people getting together trying to do something so that the audience can be entertained.

When we started doing YouTube, the goal was, hey, let's make stuff that we want to see, that entertains us.

Films are the largest and most impactful medium.

I want to be associated with good entertainment.

Cinema which is well-made, for any kind of audience, is worthy of being watched by just about anybody who would like to watch a good story being told.