I was making commercials. That's how I learned the craft. That was the marketing part of it: directing commercial for TV. It… — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
Starting in Greece, you couldn't really say, 'I'm going to become a film-maker.' A 15-year-old boy in Greece in the '80s and… — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
There's much more activity in England than in Greece. Or at least there's a lot more development, which obviously brings another set… — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
I made three films in Greece, and they're made under very specific, very limited conditions. — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
I never thought that I would ever actually get to make films. Being from Greece, it wasn't really a reality. — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
I'm planning some films in the U.K., and it will have pros and cons. It takes a lot more time to set… — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
Having a couple of films that were successful internationally has made the film community aware of the films coming out of Greece. — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
It's true that there are younger people making films, and there are different kinds of films. This has created some attention in… — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
Even before the economic crisis in Greece there was no structure for making films - no proper industry, and the structure didn't… — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
It was always hard to make films in Greece, but making them with friends made it possible. — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
As long as I can make the films I want to make in decent conditions, I am happy. — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
I'm just trying to progress with every film I make and become better. — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
For me, filmmaking is not about making statements but about exposing human behavior so people are eager enough to start thinking on their own… — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
When people don't understand what they're watching, a lot of what they perceive has to do with who they themselves are. — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
No studio picks up the phone after seeing 'Dogtooth' and goes, like, 'We have the next superhero movie.' Though if one did, that would… — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
I learned about making films by going into advertising, making commercials. — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
I don't have time to read much. I'm trying to read 'The Brothers Karamazov' again, for a year now - I keep getting halfway,… — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
Yeah, it shouldn't be an issue. Stories about women, about men, about homosexuals, about heterosexuals. We shouldn't point at what it is. — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
I think it's been obvious from the beginning that my projects are not going to be something that people already have in mind. You… — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
Anytime people see an emotion that is not extremely emotional, they call it 'deadpan.' — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
