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The Business

Guillermo del Toro on the Movie Biz, Failure and Saying 'No!'

Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro on what he’s learned from failure and how he navigates the rocky waters of the film business.

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    By Kim Masters • Jul 20, 2013 • 28m Listen

    Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro's new movie is Pacific Rim. It's not doing great at the box office but del Toro is already well into at least one other project. This imaginative storyteller talks about the being a 'circus performer,' managing anxiety and handling the vagaries of today's movie business.

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      Kim Masters

      partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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