01/05/2026
Guillermo del Toro tells young directors they should not listen when “people tell you art is not important,” because that is “always a prelude to fascism.” https://variety.com/2026/film/news/guillermo-del-toro-art-not-important-prelude-to-fascism-1236623278/
“Be kind, be involved, believe in your art,” he said. “At a time when people tell you art is not important, that is always a prelude to fascism. They think they can debase everything that makes us a little better, a little more human. And that, in my book, and in my life, includes monsters.”
