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

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For eight years I did effects for other movies until I got my movie made.

For eight years I did effects for other movies until I got my movie made.

In that, Blade 2 is very much like a rock concert... if it's too loud,...

In that, Blade 2 is very much like a rock concert... if it's too loud,...

They're getting more and more experience on what to expect, and the Hellboy audience is...

They're getting more and more experience on what to expect, and the Hellboy audience is...

I like actors that are good with pantomime and that can transmit a lot by...

I like actors that are good with pantomime and that can transmit a lot by...

I think there are movies that are so gigantic that you need a second unit.

I think there are movies that are so gigantic that you need a second unit.

It's only in modern times that we have come to glorify vampirism.

It's only in modern times that we have come to glorify vampirism.

Well, the first thing is that I love monsters, I identify with monsters.

Well, the first thing is that I love monsters, I identify with monsters.

I think that The Eye is a particularly Americanized take on horror.

I think that The Eye is a particularly Americanized take on horror.

When I was a teenager there was no video in my country. Betamax came to...

When I was a teenager there was no video in my country. Betamax came to...

What happens to me is that I am first and foremost a film geek.

What happens to me is that I am first and foremost a film geek.

I think there is a very quiet power in things that are not on screen.

I think there is a very quiet power in things that are not on screen.

But I think we are seeing a resurgence of the graphic ghost story like The...

But I think we are seeing a resurgence of the graphic ghost story like The...

I was an altar boy, a spokesperson for the Virgin Mary, I was a choir...

I was an altar boy, a spokesperson for the Virgin Mary, I was a choir...

I see horror as part of legitimate film. I don't see it as an independent...

I see horror as part of legitimate film. I don't see it as an independent...

For Devil's Backbone I loved it but I felt very pressured but so I was...

For Devil's Backbone I loved it but I felt very pressured but so I was...

I was directing before I knew it was called that.

I was directing before I knew it was called that.

There are two levels of vampirism: one is the regular vampire, which is just like...

There are two levels of vampirism: one is the regular vampire, which is just like...

The other thing that I started doing for myself was, I went through my diary...

The other thing that I started doing for myself was, I went through my diary...

I like John Carpenter. I like some of his films more than others.

I like John Carpenter. I like some of his films more than others.

Well I think effects are tools.

Well I think effects are tools.