Guillermo del Toro Monsters Quotations

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

When the monster has a dimension that allows you to humanize it, that's the route I usually want to go.

My favorite novel in the world is Frankenstein. I'm going to misquote it horribly, but the monster says, "I have such love in me, more than you can imagine. But, if I cannot provoke it, I will provoke fear."

The underground of the city is like what's underground in people. Beneath the surface, it's boiling with monsters.

For horror to work, you have to be afraid. You have to keep the monster in a black and white light.

I have a sort of a fetish for insects, clockwork, monsters, dark places, and unborn things