Guillermo del Toro Quotes

You do get really exhausted doing films. You work such long hours, and after a while, things can get out of perspective, just like if anyone's tired, things get on top of them.

A day of worry is more exhausting than a week of work.

That's the thing: You don't understand burnout unless you've been burned out. And it's something you can't even explain. It's just doing something you have absolutely no passion for.

There is mental as well as physical fatigue. You have to cry, scream, keep on repeating the same dialogue till you get it right.

I'm not Superman. Eventually, the grind gets to you. If you're away from your friends, you're not traveling with anyone you like, and you're doing stuff that doesn't creatively stimulate you, that's when it becomes a job.

I know I can still play, but it's like I told my wife, I'm just tired mentally. I'm just tired.

Naps are the key to relieving stress. When you are working on two hours of sleep, the fact that cheese comes on something when you ordered it with no cheese is enough to send you crying under the covers for an hour.

You know sometimes I just want to curl up on stage and lie there for a while - it's weird.

I depleted myself to the point where I had nothing left.

I felt pressured by continuous touring.

I feel like I'm 1,000. I don't feel I'm young enough a lot of the time.

A continual atmosphere of hectic passion is very trying if you haven't got any of your own.

I am more weary of life, I think, than ever I was.

When you're mid-season, in very intense situations, it's hard not to take that home with you. Especially when you're sleeping, you can't control what you dream about. And it sneaks into the unconscious.

I don't think I can do this anymore.

The first time I toured with the 'Large Band' in 1988, I got so tired. If I just stood still anywhere, I could go to sleep. I was that tired. But I had to perform. And I did, and after that tour, I was much less fretful about going out onstage.

I did three movies in a row, and that was horrible. It was a horrible experience for me.

I was doing about five movies a year for many years. I was just so tired. I walked around feeling like a Mack truck hit me.

The hiatus you spoke about happened in 1998. I was somewhat numb from being out on the road every night. I had to stop because I was emotionally and physically drained.

I was burned out. I think I was just exhausted. It was a very intense five years. We didn't stop. It was constant touring, constant writing, recording.

We often hear of people breaking down from overwork, but in nine out of ten they are really suffering from worry or anxiety.

From morning when I wake up until I go to sleep, I am working. I go to bed and I want to switch off, but the brain doesn't switch off.

There was an enormous amount of pressure when my first album took off, and I struggled with the speed of everything and the exhaustion from the constant touring.

I'm always exhausted after a show, even if it's just half an hour.

I don't like touring and it seemed to be getting on top of me in a big way.