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
It's hard for me to consider something in cinema or theater as something realistic. — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
You tend to be more attentive when you shoot on film because, you know, it costs more, and everybody needs to be… — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
Something that's a hilarious comedy, for someone else might be a drama. — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
I wouldn't be making films if I just wanted to express some specific ideas; then I would be writing essays or something. — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
Sometimes people say things and don't really know what they mean by what they're saying. Subconsciously, it might mean something different. — 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
