Juan Antonio Bayona Quotes

We must use time creatively.

A lot of great creativity comes from restrictions.

Constraint inspires creativity

Inventing is a combination of brains and materials. The more brains you use, the less material you need.

Working against a restriction - for me - often produces greater things than getting rid of all boundaries.

A successful person isn't necessarily better than her less successful peers at solving problems; her pattern-recognition facilities have just learned what problems are worth solving.

Coming up with a way to fix mistakes challenges your creativity and your critical thinking skills and your resourcefulness. Often you end up with something better than what you planned on in the first place.

But out of limitations comes creativity.

Men of routine or men who can do what they are told are not hard to find; but men who can think and plan and tell the routine men what to do are very rare.

When I look at the success I have, it's because of my creative-thinking skills.

I felt that it was my duty not to senselessly waste my time. And since I didn't want to waste my time, I tried to accomplish as much as possible.

It does seem to produce more creative results when there are limitations. It's like in wartime with rations - people became more inventive with cooking.

Don't reinvent the wheel, just realign it.

I don’t give a damn where an idea comes from. If it’s good, use it.

Men of routine or men who can do what they are told are not hard to find; but men who can think and plan and tell the routine men what to do are very rare. They are paid in proportion to the supply and demand of them

I think most of the time you can make something happen, and it's about not letting your imagination be limited by that.

My creativity thrives with limitations.

I have definitely worked on that... being efficient and also being smarter with my pressure.

I'm always trying to do things better than I've done them before, do them faster than I've done them before.

Success is not just about being a hard worker, it is about becoming a smart worker.

I work in response to the limitations of any situation and in relationship to what's possible.

I maximize every day.

Before you can think out of the box, you have to start with a box

I think constraints are very important. They're positive, because they allow you to work off something.

Ask yourself always: how can this be done better?