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title: "4 Rainbows Quotes By Panos Cosmatos"
description: "4 Rainbows quotes by Panos Cosmatos. Plus more from Panos Cosmatos and more Rainbows sayings from other authors."
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> [I think what I was unconsciously expressing in 'Black Rainbow' was a very abstract and metaphorical grief, in the way I had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/panos-cosmatos/i-think-what-i-was-unconsciously-expressing-in-black-rainbow-was-a/)

[Panos Cosmatos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/panos-cosmatos/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfc/panos-cosmatos-10908_abstract_i-think-what-i-was-unconsciously-express_338105.jpg)

> [Just making 'Black Rainbow' was like my minimum requirement before death, so that I could die with some honour and not in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/panos-cosmatos/just-making-black-rainbow-was-like-my-minimum-requirement-before/)

[Panos Cosmatos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/panos-cosmatos/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ad/panos-cosmatos-10908_black_just-making-black-rainbow-was-like-my-mi_1331049.jpg)

> [Black Rainbow' is about control and your emotions being repressed and controlled, and 'Mandy's' about all a volcanic eruption!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/panos-cosmatos/black-rainbow-is-about-control-and-your-emotions-being-repressed-and/)

[Panos Cosmatos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/panos-cosmatos/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3b/panos-cosmatos-10908_being_black-rainbow-is-about-control-and-your_1742361.jpg)

> [Me writing 'Black Rainbow' was me alone in a windowless room going insane.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/panos-cosmatos/me-writing-black-rainbow-was-me-alone-in-a-windowless-room-going/)

[Panos Cosmatos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/panos-cosmatos/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/538/panos-cosmatos-10908_alone_me-writing-black-rainbow-was-me-alone-in_2114364.jpg)

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## More by Panos Cosmatos

> [I've had a VHS collection for many, many years. But I would prefer to watch a movie in the best format possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/panos-cosmatos/i-ve-had-a-vhs-collection-for-many-many-years-but-i-would-prefer-to/)

[Panos Cosmatos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/panos-cosmatos/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/panos-cosmatos/my-goal-from-the-very-beginning-was-to-make-very-visually-lush-juicy/)

[Panos Cosmatos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/panos-cosmatos/)

> [I try to look at the films as I make them from a distance, in a way. I think of them as kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/panos-cosmatos/i-try-to-look-at-the-films-as-i-make-them-from-a-distance-in-a-way-i/)

[Panos Cosmatos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/panos-cosmatos/)

> [In the night there's sometimes a sort of cursed quality to the Pacific Northwest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/panos-cosmatos/in-the-night-there-s-sometimes-a-sort-of-cursed-quality-to-the/)

[Panos Cosmatos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/panos-cosmatos/)

> [Well, when I was really young and we lived in Sweden, the only films that were around at that point were... We had this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/panos-cosmatos/well-when-i-was-really-young-and-we-lived-in-sweden-the-only-films/)

[Panos Cosmatos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/panos-cosmatos/)

> [I think what I was unconsciously expressing in 'Black Rainbow' was a very abstract and metaphorical grief, in the way I had suppressed my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/panos-cosmatos/i-think-what-i-was-unconsciously-expressing-in-black-rainbow-was-a/)

[Panos Cosmatos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/panos-cosmatos/)

> [I think most religious belief structures are essentially like mind viruses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/panos-cosmatos/i-think-most-religious-belief-structures-are-essentially-like-mind/)

[Panos Cosmatos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/panos-cosmatos/)

> [I don't know anybody who goes horseback riding at sunset, but everybody watches TV and eats.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/panos-cosmatos/i-don-t-know-anybody-who-goes-horseback-riding-at-sunset-but/)

[Panos Cosmatos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/panos-cosmatos/)

> [Certain things just rub me the wrong way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/panos-cosmatos/certain-things-just-rub-me-the-wrong-way/)

[Panos Cosmatos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/panos-cosmatos/)

> [We moved around a lot when I was younger. I never really felt at home until we moved to Canada, but even then, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/panos-cosmatos/we-moved-around-a-lot-when-i-was-younger-i-never-really-felt-at-home/)

[Panos Cosmatos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/panos-cosmatos/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/panos-cosmatos/i-just-find-there-s-nothing-funnier-and-more-scary-than-a-delusional/)

[Panos Cosmatos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/panos-cosmatos/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/panos-cosmatos/my-mother-died-in-1997-and-i-spiralled-into-this-self-destructive/)

[Panos Cosmatos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/panos-cosmatos/)

> [A lot of films mistake convolutedness for complexity. To me, a simple story can be a powerful spine to build around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/panos-cosmatos/a-lot-of-films-mistake-convolutedness-for-complexity-to-me-a-simple/)

[Panos Cosmatos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/panos-cosmatos/)

> [The thing I do miss about the way some sequels were in the past was that each film felt like its own unique, complete…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/panos-cosmatos/the-thing-i-do-miss-about-the-way-some-sequels-were-in-the-past-was/)

[Panos Cosmatos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/panos-cosmatos/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/panos-cosmatos/i-was-like-i-really-wanna-see-an-eric-rohmer-movie-take-place-in-a/)

[Panos Cosmatos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/panos-cosmatos/)

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