You write a character, but in essence, it's just a concept of what it could be, and then actors come in and they have their own sort of interpretations and thoughts. If you respond to those and then go forward… — Panos Cosmatos Copy Share Image
I've had a VHS collection for many, many years. But I would prefer to watch a movie in the best format possible. — Panos Cosmatos Copy Share Image
My goal from the very beginning was to make very visually lush, juicy films that you can really sink your teeth into. That's always… — Panos Cosmatos Copy Share Image
I try to look at the films as I make them from a distance, in a way. I think of them as kind of… — Panos Cosmatos Copy Share Image
In the night there's sometimes a sort of cursed quality to the Pacific Northwest. — Panos Cosmatos Copy Share Image
Well, when I was really young and we lived in Sweden, the only films that were around at that point were... We had this… — Panos Cosmatos Copy Share Image
I think what I was unconsciously expressing in 'Black Rainbow' was a very abstract and metaphorical grief, in the way I had suppressed my… — Panos Cosmatos Copy Share Image
I think most religious belief structures are essentially like mind viruses. — Panos Cosmatos Copy Share Image
I don't know anybody who goes horseback riding at sunset, but everybody watches TV and eats. — Panos Cosmatos Copy Share Image
We moved around a lot when I was younger. I never really felt at home until we moved to Canada, but even then, I… — Panos Cosmatos Copy Share Image
I just find there's nothing funnier and more scary than a delusional man who thinks they're the center of the universe, and in fact… — Panos Cosmatos Copy Share Image
My mother died in 1997 and I spiralled into this self-destructive vortex of trying to annihilate my consciousness. I was afraid to face the… — Panos Cosmatos Copy Share Image
A lot of films mistake convolutedness for complexity. To me, a simple story can be a powerful spine to build around. — Panos Cosmatos Copy Share Image
The thing I do miss about the way some sequels were in the past was that each film felt like its own unique, complete… — Panos Cosmatos Copy Share Image
I was, like, 'I really wanna see an Eric Rohmer movie take place in a Bert I. Gordon universe.' Where there's a story going… — Panos Cosmatos Copy Share Image
