Guillermo del Toro Quotes

I realized the exciting place was behind the camera with the producer, director and so on.

In cinema, the leading player is the director.

I would love to direct one day. I value the relationship that I have with a director so much, and I would be really excited to be on the other end of that relationship.

I wanted to do a film for a while, but I never found a script that I felt I was going to be the right person for; because if you've never made a film, you're not taught how to make a film, and you feel like you lack skills.

I worked for Sam Peckinpah on quite a bit of action in his films, and he got excited once in a while.

Making 'Coraline' was one of the great filmmaking experiences of my life.

Really top-notch directors, I've often worked with them just to see how they work.

I don't think there is really a favorite, I'm very fond of film making as a whole and as a medium and of course, there are some that I've enjoyed making more than others but I've enjoyed making all of them.

I always think that a director who knows about the technical side, but cares about the acting performances and casting as well, is ahead of the game.

Working with and collaborating with and for Peter Jackson was an incredible experience because he is such a phenomenal filmmaker.

It's a new business for me to be a filmmaker.

I have been a director who has starred, participated on both sides of the filmmaking process.

A successful film begins by choosing a director whose creative vision will define the choices made by everyone involved in the film.

I love directing, and I will direct myself a few times.

I never went to work on a movie set until I was a producer and director.

My work on titles was a marvelous opportunity to learn about filmmaking. I think I touched on just about every aspect of the process, both creative and technical. And I worked with many wonderful people.

Film is a collaborative process, absolutely, but I am a control freak.

I directed a movie and now, I'm going to do the editing.

But I did on projects that I produced, that I directed, that I acted in because it was important. I want to be a filmmaker. I don't want to be an actor who directs, I want to be a director. I want to be a filmmaker. So that's a big difference.

We're producing a movie now, 'The Onion' Movie, and it's very difficult for me to be on the set. If I'm not right in the trenches, it's very difficult for me to watch another director, because I'm not involved and it's not exciting.

In terms of Cube I think he's very conscious of the technical aspect of the business whereas when you're just hired as an actor, you're not really secure in that part of your work and you're not really paying attention to where the camera.

I don't direct movies for a living.

He wasn't directing it, of course, so I didn't work with Hitchcock.

I love to produce, and I've directed two short films.

'Sabotage' was an opportunity. That was journeyman work, but the irony is I learned more off that movie on what filmmaking is and isn't than everything else combined. A lot of lessons, and it will impact me for the rest of my career.