Guillermo Del Toro on Directing

What are the key pieces of advice that Guillermo del Toro gives beginning directors? How can this apply to your career?

He emphasizes that people tend to over complicate the  concept of directing when in reality, directing can be done with any kind of audio-visual device. Anyone can be a director of their film. They do not need a large crew or an expensive set in order to direct. "It is always better to answer through your work" if there is something in the media that you do not enjoy, he says. By directing your own film, you can create something that you believe to be better than the flaw you saw on the big screen. It is a more fascinating and active method than complaining about another director's film. A director needs to have the resilience towards the countless rejections they will face in the future.