I never thought that I would ever actually get to make films. Being from Greece, it wasn't really a reality. — Yorgos Lanthimos Being Copy Share Image
For me, casting is very instinctive, and if I don't feel good about it, I just can't go ahead and make the… — 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 Cinema Copy Share Image
I made three films in Greece, and they're made under very specific, very limited conditions. — Yorgos Lanthimos Cinema Copy Share Image
People influence each other, so one screening will be filled with laughs while another is dead silent. — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
For some reason, I guess, people wanted me to prove myself in English-language films. — Yorgos Lanthimos Cinema 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 Cinema 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
I think it's been obvious from the beginning that my projects are not going to be something that people already have in… — Yorgos Lanthimos Beginning 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 Freedom Copy Share Image
All of us have been through relationships; there have been periods of time when we've been single. It's something that everyone experiences.… — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
By employing a certain sense of humor, you essentially get more serious about things and show conflict more effectively than if you… — Yorgos Lanthimos Comedy Copy Share Image
The actors bring their own stuff and thoughts, and most of the time, I don't want to know what they are. It… — Yorgos Lanthimos Actor Copy Share Image
It's hard for me to find a script that's perfectly suited to me, so even if it's a good script, I'll still… — 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
I just do things that I'm interested in making and work with the people I'm interested in working with, and it's very… — Yorgos Lanthimos Control Copy Share Image
I never think about it much, the visual aspect of it, until we start making the movie. I don't really think about… — Yorgos Lanthimos Art making 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… — Yorgos Lanthimos Beginning 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
The most important thing is to allow gaps and openings for people to make up their own minds - I don't want… — Yorgos Lanthimos Cinema Copy Share Image
Even today, I'm not sure why I make films or what makes me want films. I think it's other people's films. Whenever… — Yorgos Lanthimos Cinema Copy Share Image
I think you can be much truer to real emotions and reality by creating something that on the surface seems artificial but,… — Yorgos Lanthimos Emotions Copy Share Image
I am calm but on the outside, mostly. When I'm on a film set, the stress is so humongous that I'm dying… — Yorgos Lanthimos Calm 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
We were fortunate enough to shoot 'Alps' - write the script and shoot it - right after 'Dogtooth' premiered in Cannes. So… — Yorgos Lanthimos Copy Share Image
