I never think in metaphors or fully make those kind of associations myself. I just lay down a complex situation and hope… — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
American culture is kind of a universal culture, I guess. It's things Greeks grew up with, common references you can use. It's… — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
I feel kind of offended when I watch films, and everything is explained to me - you know, laying out how I… — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
I did have a lot of years watching and appreciating dance and theater and all of those kind of things, and it… — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
I used to be quite negative about going back to Greece and making something, but there is a certain kind of freedom… — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
I am not interested in representing reality. Actually, I am interested in representing reality, but that doesn't mean a naturalistic approach, which… — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
Of course I know what works for me and what kind of tone I want my films to have. — 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
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
