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Telling a story is the way of exploring so many different things - human behavior, society, whatever existence.
Yorgos Lanthimos
I never think in metaphors or fully make those kind of associations myself. I just lay down a complex situation and hope things arise from that.
Yorgos Lanthimos
People influence each other, so one screening will be filled with laughs while another is dead silent.
Yorgos Lanthimos
I enjoy sometimes focusing on a character in a scene that's not actually doing the main action or the talking.
Yorgos Lanthimos
Something that's a hilarious comedy, for someone else might be a drama.
Yorgos Lanthimos
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 can't be thinking about such things when you create something.
Yorgos Lanthimos
For me, filmmaking is not about making statements but about exposing human behavior so people are eager enough to start thinking on their own and make their own assumptions.
Yorgos Lanthimos
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 important for me to maintain the creative control because, otherwise, I just don't want to do it.
Yorgos Lanthimos
Having a couple of films that were successful internationally has made the film community aware of the films coming out of Greece.
Yorgos Lanthimos
I think human relationships - the whole thing is cruel. It's very difficult.
Yorgos Lanthimos