“Sometimes a piece of music in the score isn't effective. When a score ...” — Alejandro Amenabar Quote

“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.”

“I think the concept of the sea is very important.”

“My movies are not movies of answers but of questions.”

“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.”

“In Hollywood you always feel a bit like a hake. The publicists march people up and down in front of you and they interview you... You feel like the turbot and the sea-bream go by, and you're the hake.”

“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.”

“Preaching is effective as long as the preacher expects something to happen-not because of the sermon, not even because of the preacher, but because of God.”

“Walking is the most effective form of exercise.”

“If we don't take effective measures now, the Netherlands could be torn between two extreme rights.”

“Effective networking isn't a result of luck - it requires hard work and persistence.”

“There are very few good examples of effective, nurturing leadership that unlocks people's potential or even enthusiasm.”

“As I say, there was this movement to try to bring philosophers and mathematicians together into an organization where they would talk to each other. An organization wasn't effective unless you had a journal. That's about all I know.”