Guillermo del Toro

“Fairy tales are born of the darkest moments in history.”

“Monsters are living, breathing metaphors.”

“Since childhood, I've been faithful to monsters. I've been saved and absolved by them, because monsters are the patron saints of our blissful imperfections.”

“There is a beauty and an enthrallment in the destruction of certainty.”

“If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're not doing anything very innovative.”

“The most beautiful things are the most useless, like peacocks and lilies.”

“What is a ghost? A tragedy condemned to repeat itself time and again? An instant of pain, perhaps. Something dead which still seems to be alive.”

“I have to believe in a world outside my own mind. I have to believe that my prayers are heard, even if I am not sure who is listening.”

“The only thing you can do is to be your own story and be honest with yourself.”

“In the end, perfection is just a concept - an impossible concept.”

“Imperfection is a form of freedom.”

“Stories are the only thing that are real. Everything is a story.”

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

“To me, art and storytelling serve primal, spiritual functions in my daily life. Whether I'm telling a bedtime story to my kids or trying to mount a movie or write a book or a screenplay, I am trying to organize my world. And my mind.”

“Innocence is a beautiful thing, but it is a luxury.”

“The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.”

“The fantastic is a way of breaking the rules of reality.”