Juan Antonio Bayona Quotes

There's pre-production, and the second part is when you start rehearsal. Pre-production was a very large learning curve for me.

My preparation is mainly just knowing the lines and getting in and knowing where your character is, knowing what it's about and having ideas that you can put in on the day.

I don't really prepare for roles. I just kind of do them!

I think that different actors go about their preparation differently, but when it comes to acting, I use my imagination.

I do not use any set methods, not even The Method. The character after all is in the lines.

I'm not the kind of actor that would know what my character had for breakfast last Tuesday.

As an actor, one's role is very much to respond and react to the situation within the context of the character and his world.

I love an acting challenge, and I love getting to sit down with my script and do all my drama work.

I don't really prepare for each role the same way.

When there's no technical problems, if you did the right casting, and the scene is well written, the actor will give you a strong performance with his intuition right from the start.

I think acting really helps as a director. It's just no question, because you totally understand the acting process.

Creating a role is an interesting thing - each show or each situation is different.

With any actor, if you know your character well enough, you'll know pretty much what he would say under any circumstance, or whatever situation might rear its head.

I think that I've still not been successful at playing the role of the retired actor, and I'd like to work on that.

Well you know, Woody doesn't rehearse, as opposed to my own method of directing where I really work with actors around a round table for weeks, examining the values of the material, so his technique is very different.

I don't prepare for my roles. I don't watch movies to get inspired. I don't dig deep. I'll never be that type of actor, and I doubt that I ever will be.

The thrill of acting is the discovery part, so it all changes, but it has to change in a way that fits what is written. You can't just wander off and get interested in your own tangent.

When you get to set, you don't try to play the plot; you just play the character.

Preparation is really important for actors; they need to know who they are, where they're from, and the experiences up to the point that we make the film.

I like to prepare for my roles well, so you can call me a method actor to an extent.

I never do any research for my roles.

I was amazed by the kind of preparation Hollywood actors do for their roles.

As an actor, you create a character from your understanding of what you have heard and your observations. Eventually, every film is an extension of the images that I have seen or what I have heard or read somewhere.

I personally take cues directly from the script, then I like to surprise the other actors. But you must maintain control on a level and see how far you can go up, down or out emotionally. You have to balance the craft with spontaneity.

I'm the sort of actor who likes to talk about what we're going to do.