15 Alejandro Amenábar Quotes, born March 31, 1972, in Santiago, Chile, is a Chilean-Spanish film director, screenwriter, and composer who moved to Spain at age one. Renowned for Thesis (1996), Open Your Eyes (1997), The Others (2001), and The Sea Inside (2004), which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, he has earned nine Goya Awards and two European Film Awards. A self-taught composer, Amenábar crafts his films’ screenplays and soundtracks, blending genres like thriller, horror, and drama. These 15 quotes—sourced from interviews, public statements, and posts on X—reflect his insights on filmmaking, creativity, and storytelling, capturing his introspective and innovative approach.
15 Alejandro Amenábar Quotes
- “My movies are not movies of answers but of questions.” (IMDb, quoted in)
- “What’s really exciting for me is communicating to other people and not just going somewhere to make a movie. That’s Hollywood to me and it would mean nothing.” (MovieQuotes.com, quoted in)
- “An Oscar means a lot of things because it’s like the ultimate award for a filmmaker so it feels great. But I think you have to consider awards with some distance and not get obsessed with it.” (BrainyQuote, quoted in)
- “I could feel the real interaction between directing and acting, when an actor or an actress really suggests very interesting things.” (PictureQuotes.com, quoted in)
- “My movies, in general, I have the impression that when they finish of course they’re never originally what you had in mind.” (PictureQuotes.com, quoted in)
- “I wouldn’t say I’m a very controlling person. For instance, when I talk to the actors, I don’t tell them exactly what I want because I want them to surprise me.” (MovieQuotes.com, quoted in)
- “In horror movies today it’s lots of fast cut shot and lots of loud noises on the soundtrack. I tried to do the opposite. Playing with silence for instance.” (fbutube.com, quoted in)
- “I was brought up Christian, then I was agnostic and then I realized I was atheist… This movie [Agora] is about fundamentalism and hate.” (Goodreads, quoted in)
- “My mother used to take my brother and me to get any books we wanted, but they were second hand books published in the ’30s and ’40s. I liked scary books.” (BrainyQuote, quoted in)
- “I think the concept of the sea is very important.” (AZQuotes, quoted in)
- “For my first movie, I think my first cut was like three hours, because when you first direct a movie, you want to keep everything.” (quotessayings.net, quoted in)
- “I would love to stay alone when I’m creating.” (AZQuotes, quoted in)
- “My first cut is always pretty similar to the final cut.” (PictureQuotes.com, quoted in)
- “Sometimes a piece of music in the score isn’t effective. When a score is too well finished with too many elements, sometimes it’s too much.” (BrainyQuote, quoted in)
- “Los avances tecnológicos han creado un monstruo: la capacidad cada vez más rápida y exacta de copiar una obra con un coste mínimo.” (Post on X, @RTReflexiones, 2021-03-26,)
These Alejandro Amenábar quotes reveal his passion for questioning narratives, collaborative creativity, and crafting evocative cinema. Which quote inspires your storytelling spark? Share it in the comments and keep Amenábar’s visionary legacy alive!
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