Alejandro Amenabar

[About the Oscars] Is the ultimate prize for any producer. It would have been a dream if Javier Bardem had read more

[About the Oscars] Is the ultimate prize for any producer. It would have been a dream if Javier Bardem had been nominated for best actor

What's really exciting for me is communicating to other people and not just going somewhere to make a movie. That's read more

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.

Trying to get the attention of the audience in the opposite way it's done in Hollywood today, which is to read more

Trying to get the attention of the audience in the opposite way it's done in Hollywood today, which is to bombard the audience.

In horror movies today it's lots of fast cut shot and lots of loud noises on the soundtrack. I tried read more

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.

I wouldn't say I'm a very controlling person. For instance, when I talk to the actors, I don't tell them read more

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. I even encourage them to change some of the verses of the script if they need to.