Any legend, any creature, any symbol we ever stumble on, already exists in a vast cosmic reservoir where archetypes wait. Shapes looming outside our Platonic cave. We naturally believe ourselves clever and wise, so advanced, and those who came before us so naïve and simple...when all we truly do is echo the order of the universe, as it guides us.
Guillermo del ToroIf you don't take it personally, the partnership between producers and directors is very intimate.
Guillermo del ToroFor me, lost causes are the only ones that are worth fighting for. The other stuff is not worth fighting for.
Guillermo del ToroWe are such skeptics that we find it difficult to believe in God and angels and a spiritual afterlife, but a moment of fear makes our spirit so vulnerable that it allows us to believe in something beyond that.
Guillermo del ToroThe underground of the city is like what's underground in people. Beneath the surface, it's boiling with monsters.
Guillermo del ToroIt's the difference between a parable and a pamphlet. A parable discusses things that are relevant in the past, the future, and the present - regardless of the outcome in the present. A pamphlet, on the other hand, is completely concerned with affecting an outcome in the present, the most immediate present.
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