Music is very helpful, not just for the actors, but the whole crew and myself. It gives you the tone of the scene. Everyone is focused on the tone of the scene when we are shooting, and we are having an emotional reaction to the music immediately. Juan Antonio Bayona actorcrowemotional share on social
You're watching the movie for the first time when you're working with the actors in front of the camera. You don't think about how the audience will react. You discover the film. Juan Antonio Bayona actoraudiencecamera Change image and share on social
I went to a festival pretending to work as a journalist to get free tickets and interview people I really admired. I remember one of these people was Guillermo del Toro. Juan Antonio Bayona admiredelfestival Change image and share on social
Movies by Carlos Saura and others had ghosts, memories from the past, that they used to make a political point. Things you couldn't talk about openly, you could speak of through ghosts. Juan Antonio Bayona carloghostmake Change image and share on social
It's always good to have a limit because it forces you to think about all the ways to get what you want. Juan Antonio Bayona forcegoodlimit Change image and share on social
I can consider myself my audience, and I'm not that weird. I'm fortunate in the things that I like, most people like. Juan Antonio Bayona audiencefortunatepeople Change image and share on social
After 'The Orphanage' and 'The Impossible,' 'A Monster Calls' is the perfect final chapter in a trilogy centred on the extraordinary strength of the mother-child bond. Juan Antonio Bayona bondcallcentre Change image and share on social
When you're portraying a tough situation, you have to show some of the things in there. Juan Antonio Bayona portrayshowsituation Change image and share on social
I think your behavior is different when you work on digital or film. It seems that... I feel most focused if I'm working on film. Juan Antonio Bayona behaviordigitalfeel Change image and share on social
There is not a great Spanish tradition of ghost stories. But in the period of Franco, you'd find these ghost stories: sort of hidden political movies that were supposed to be about ghosts but were about something else. Juan Antonio Bayona findfrancoghost share on social
