"that's how I define success: failing in my own terms." Damn right, sir. damn right.

That’s the best definition of success I’ve ever heard: ‘failing on your own terms’.

Genius...Guillermo is a master

@looknowtv

5 жыл бұрын

Yes!!!! I agree.

Guillermo is such an inspiration to me. He's mexican, I'm brazilian. Of course, his country is way closer to the United States and often more remembered by north americans, so I don't know how much that can affect the chances he got in Hollywood, but he still had to face a lot of prejudice and producers' mistrust before making his name respected there. And to see how he began and kept improving over the years until he simply could not be ignored anymore shows that is very possible to succeed when you're not a native american or european. You just have to be creative and passionate enough to know how to give your best with the resources you have, which in my country (and probably Mexico too) tends to be very few. That's the type of director I want to be. I wish good luck to everyone here and I hope someday we can work together on a big film.

Not everyone can be a great director... But a great director can come from anywhere.

@robertotorres7372

5 жыл бұрын

quoting Ratatouille with a twist as I see, clever.

@alejandrovargasaguilar6180

3 жыл бұрын

Ego is proud man

@daftbanna7202

3 жыл бұрын

Fuck I was gonna comment that

@kthx1138

3 жыл бұрын

But anyone can be a BAD director and everyone STARTS OUT as a bad director.

@dan-mb2ne

3 жыл бұрын

Nice

I envy kids now who can start early with equipment on such a low budget that we couldn't even imagine back then. But I've decided you're never too old to give stuff a go, as long as you're still breathing and moving...

@Jim-gk4so

3 жыл бұрын

Well that’s what I’m doing

@kthx1138

3 жыл бұрын

Vision and passion for an idea is all it takes.

my movie "Superman's Cat" is coming to theatres soon, filmed entirely in Iphone 3D

@TheDragonSmasher

8 жыл бұрын

can't wait

@amanonyoutube9591

7 жыл бұрын

you my friend have a great future a head of you

@gajendrayadav6186

5 жыл бұрын

Hey! Did it come out? I’d love to see it.

Same for any other thing in life, people always complain but never actually try to do something

Directing, once you've got all the resources in place, is easier than writing. Writing is harder. Writing is the genesis of the idea. Before you can direct, you've got to have something TO direct, the idea. Therefore, in order to be a GOOD, director, you've got to be a bit of a writer.

Totally agree. Wise, simple, and straightforward practical advice. Great sense of humor.

This is the best message anyone interested in filmmaking can listen. I'm film director myself producing my own films and completly identify with this. Produce your own stuff, find your cinematic language and show it to the world. Impossible is nothing, just do it!

@bradcouch457

5 күн бұрын

I want to be a producer/director and make historical dramas and biopic movies since I'm also a big history buff. I'd also like to make movie adaptions of some of my favorite books that have never been made into movies before. Unfortunately I don't have enough money for all that right now. So until then I will be testing my creative skills on writing a novel instead. I'm currently doing research for my first novel about Apache warrior Geronimo.

"Failing on your own terms. That is success". I love it! :)

Everyone's a CRITIC. It's always easier to be negative, to put others' work down, but to take up your arms and try to create something POSITIVE, YOUR OWN work, where you are your own worst critic, that's hard, to stare yourself in the face and deal with your own perfectionism. I've found, as a director, in the interest of getting the work DONE, I have to know when to say "it's good enough" and walk away.

Do or do not there is no try.

@belladie4110

6 жыл бұрын

the wise words of a master

@kthx1138

3 жыл бұрын

Do, even if the end result is terrible. Just do SOMETHING.

What an unprecedentedly nice man.

Yes, everyone can be a director, but not everyone can be a GOOD one. Most people's proudest directional effort is their buddies attempting flaming shots at T.G.I. Fridays.

I made a bunch of movies as a little kid and later as a teenager. I just think in sequential storytelling. I wish he was around when I was younger inspiring me.

That was a knock out advice! Simple straight to the point very useful.

Thanks, I needed it. That has made my mind more clear 💜

@horrorfuture7692

7 жыл бұрын

Tottaly agree

@jacobchaidez3195

5 жыл бұрын

María BM hey do you direct

@fredrickxavier7410

5 жыл бұрын

Best of luck

Great advice!

He deserved his Golden Globe win for The Shape Of Water. Brilliant film.

@EricJFord

6 жыл бұрын

Erik Ghast I agree.

@blackmore4

6 жыл бұрын

I strongly disagree.

@Ebvardh

6 жыл бұрын

I’m very much in the middle.

@maryvallettakeith6146

2 жыл бұрын

What was so brilliant about it?

I don't want to be a director but Guillermo inspires me and gives great practical advice to use in life

The obstacle I have is finding ideas for stories. I want to go into animation (particularly stop motion) and as someone doing this from home, it feels very daunting.

@BGcontentproduction

2 жыл бұрын

take inspiration from your own life, take your own story, and see what parallels there are to characters people could find absolutely amazing

great argument, great advice

He's a great character. Good advice!

Love this guy..great guy ..great filmmaker .

So much encouragement in 3 minutes!

The begining of the video is awesome!😂😂

Great guy!

Gotta love Guillermo.

I love that guy. If they ask me, who is the one person in this world you would like to meet. It is this “Gentleman, Guillermo Del Torro.”

Hahaha best line "do the things"

Even though I had never watched this until today, I had been looking for this video my entire life...

That's how I define success : failing on your own terms, Wow ...

I love this guy

Thank you for this

I love this too.

2018?

Sisters cousin would be your cousin mr toro....

@EleazarKIG

9 жыл бұрын

English is not his first language xD

@communistjesus

8 жыл бұрын

+KZread Commenter Sisters cousin would be your cousin mr Toro

@Thomas_of_the_forest

8 жыл бұрын

+KZread Commenter he was saying your sister OR your cousin

@MrRobot01010

6 жыл бұрын

He meant sister's camera/cousin's camera. Like "use your sister's (or) cousin's camera"

El es un tipazo. Great guy.

Senor Del Toro, you a beautiful man, even when we see the world very differently! but that is just how Chingonalitos roll hermano!!

Thanks!

Congrats Guilmoro del toro

The Shape of Water was brilliant

This is my film school

for a moment there I thought that was Robert Grove in the thumbnail ahaha

Thank you

I love you Guillermo

well said deltoro well said ^_^

Guillermo's a very clever dude.

@dianapoveda3343

3 жыл бұрын

And he seems to be.humble and very nice, also down to earth.

Just because you can Doesn't mean you should

@miguelvidal2335

4 жыл бұрын

why you shouldn't? you're not gonna die for trying

@ElazarYershovFilms

Жыл бұрын

You’re an idiot if you give up before you try fuck you

I love GDT

Oscar winner right here

Bideo games. Wheres our Silent Hills? Fuckin Konami!

i'm 23 and i'v made 5 going on Six short films

@joseurrutia1877

6 жыл бұрын

dornravlin that’s awesome man keep going

@acadia5898

5 жыл бұрын

i've made lots of shorts and i have lost all of them (i believe, i'm not sure). keep your short films safe, so you don't loose 20+ of your short films like i did. i regret it to this day

@dornravlin

4 жыл бұрын

@@joseurrutia1877 Thank you i will

@dornravlin

4 жыл бұрын

@@acadia5898 Jeez that bits but thank you

@acadia5898

4 жыл бұрын

@Ryan Clark i didn't care about the shortfilms when i was a kid. I either deleted them or threw them away.

What is the job of a director?

Thank you GDT. Copy that!

Maestro

This channels name now is so funny

The only things i ever directed was a 1min stop motion clip and a fake tv news show, both for high school. Thats it lol

Wow

Thing fingers in the thumbnail scare me

MR DELtoro., thank you for putting out what a true vampire, looks like.?? my father was born in spain.!! thats the vampire he would describe to me, THE STRAIN.!! real monster not, TW LIGHT, bullshit.!!

not me i'm dumb as hell

😍

It said anybody can be a director not great director.

FUck him. Ill show him better." i LOL'd!!!

Nope

If anyone can be a director, then why be a director?

@alexillescas8521

6 жыл бұрын

Ryan Landry because the goal is to be a good director not just a director

@WyvernX_

6 жыл бұрын

Because being a SUCCESSFUL director is a whole other ball park.

wtf is wrong with this channel

i thought this said Dictator

Thank you