Guillermo del Toro
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Yes, and the Tao.
Because ultimately that's the plea of the creature, too.
The plea of the creature is why.
Why did this thing happen to me?
And the answer comes at the end.
The final image of the film is...
what tells you what we can do.
I mean, acceptance is so profound.
You know, we are building a culture in which we have the idea of what things should be.
And when they don't happen, you can feel frustrated, rebel against them.
But at the end of the day, they are what they are.
Marty Scorsese tackled the same sort of question in The Irishman.
And the answer is very, very beautiful.
He says, it is what it is.
You know, that's the book of Job.
It is what it is.
The Tao says all pain comes from desire, which is absolutely true.
You want more awards, you want more money, you find yourself in pain.
I do, you know.
But if you don't, if you don't want more, there's a zero that gives you peace.