As a director, I design every movie to be true to itself, and damn it if they like it, and damn it if they don't.
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I don't try to sanction other people's joy in monsters. I mean, I think the fact is, humor, fantasy - you know, like fear, desire or laughter - create genres of their own: comedy, melodrama, or erotic films or horror films... The boundaries cannot be defined. It's to each his own.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote emphasizes the subjective nature of joy and art, allowing for personal interpretations.
Guillermo Del Toro highlights how different emotions and experiences, such as humor and fear, give rise to various genres in art. He suggests that the appreciation of these genres is personal and subjective, marking the boundaries of artistic expression as fluid and open to individual interpretation.
Themes
ArtJoyHumorFantasySubjectivityGenres
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in discussions on film genres at a panel conference.
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