I was directing before I knew it was called that.

Quote by Guillermo Del Toro

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Well I think effects are tools.

Well I think effects are tools.

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

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

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...

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.

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,...

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'm a lapsed altar boy.

I'm a lapsed altar boy.

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...

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...

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 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...

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.

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

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

I was part of a group that had a cinema club so every week we...

I was part of a group that had a cinema club so every week we...

I started when I was eight, doing super 8 films.

I started when I was eight, doing super 8 films.

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.

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.

I'd grab the camera and tell people what to do, and when I was 14,...

I'd grab the camera and tell people what to do, and when I was 14,...

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.