You give yourself to the world for people to either praise or destroy.

I think making small movies reminds you of the effort. When you make big movies, the effort is to fight for freedom. When you make small movies, the effort is making the day, making the budget, and it's great, too.

My life is a suitcase. I am the traveling Mexican.

Hellboy is the first movie where both ends of the spectrum are combined

I have my library separate from the family home, and every room is a different genre. The only room that I can guarantee I've read everything is the horror room.

The movies that I do are in love with cinema, and I try to show that I am in love with cinema. I want them to be, in other ways, drinking from other sources.

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