Awareness of insanity does not make one any less insane. Awareness of drowning does not make one any less of a drowning person--it only adds the burden of panic
Guillermo del ToroEven if one understands that what one is doing is mad, it is indeed still madness -
Guillermo del ToroSomebody said to me, in a very well-meaning way, at a screening, "We love the movie but it's too violent. If you tone down the violence you could reach a great audience of kids.".
Guillermo del ToroThe butterfly does not look back upon its caterpillar self, either fondly or wistfully; it simply flies on.
Guillermo del ToroThe idea for me is that if the movie connects with you the way I want it to connect with you, you should be experiencing both the horror and the wonder as a child would. From a child's point of view. When we're kids, brutality registers differently than when we are adults. Because as adults, we get too used to violence.
Guillermo del Toro