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Yorgos Lanthimos
Yorgos Lanthimos
Greek Director
Born: 1973
Films Me People Think Work You
Related authors: Alfred Hitchcock David Lynch George Lucas Martin Scorsese Steven Spielberg Tim Burton Woody Allen
All the talented and smart actors, they get it: as soon as it comes out of their mouth, they know if it's right or wrong. If the writing has a particular voice, they get it, and they can hit it. Yorgos Lanthimos
Writing Smart Mouth Out Voice Wrong Soon Talented Particular Know Hit Get Actor Right
All of us have been through relationships; there have been periods of time when we've been single. It's something that everyone experiences. It's a matter of making that observation and then start to ask questions about it: Why is it like that? And why do we feel that? And why are we organized this way? Isn't there any other way? Yorgos Lanthimos
Time Matter Single Other Relationships Everyone Way About Something Through Observation Feel Like Periods Making Been Questions Any Any Other Way Experiences Ask Then Us Organized Why Start
For some reason, I guess, people wanted me to prove myself in English-language films. Yorgos Lanthimos
Myself Me People Films Guess Some Prove Wanted Reason
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
Saying People Sometimes Say People Say Something Know Subconsciously Different Mean Might Really Things
Something that's a hilarious comedy, for someone else might be a drama. Yorgos Lanthimos
Comedy Hilarious Drama Else Someone Something Might
Of course you can't do anything completely original. Yorgos Lanthimos
You Course Anything Original
It's hard not to be political. Yorgos Lanthimos
Political Hard
I work very physically. I don't like to intellectualize too much about what we're doing, or analyze it. Yorgos Lanthimos
Work Too Much Too Analyze About Physically Like Doing Very Much
I find it very interesting to keep people uncertain about what is what and figure it out as they go. Yorgos Lanthimos
People Out Find About Uncertain Go Very Interesting Figure Keep
Personal relationships, mood, chance, or anything like that can actually affect people's decisions, and when they're in a position of power, their capriciousness can affect the fate of a nation. Yorgos Lanthimos
People Fate Power Nation Relationships Mood Like Affect Personal Anything Personal Relationships Decisions Actually Chance Position
People influence each other, so one screening will be filled with laughs while another is dead silent. Yorgos Lanthimos
People Will Other Laughs Silent Dead Another Influence Screening While Each Filled
For me, casting is very instinctive, and if I don't feel good about it, I just can't go ahead and make the film. Yorgos Lanthimos
Good Me Feel Good About Casting Feel Instinctive Make Go Very Just Film
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 I see a really great film, I think, 'I want to make a film like that.' And then I never do. Yorgos Lanthimos
Today Great Me People Think Films Other Great Film See Never Like Make Sure Makes Whenever Want Then Really Even Film Why
There's much more activity in England than in Greece. Or at least there's a lot more development, which obviously brings another set of problems. Yorgos Lanthimos
Problems More Development Obviously Another Least Lot Greece Than Which Much England Activity Brings Set
I made three films in Greece, and they're made under very specific, very limited conditions. Yorgos Lanthimos
Made Three Films Limited Conditions Very Greece Specific
I'm just trying to progress with every film I make and become better. Yorgos Lanthimos
Progress Better Become Every Make Trying Just Film
I want all the mistakes to be mine, and I want to take responsibility for everything even if I fail. Whatever the project is, I need to have the final say. Yorgos Lanthimos
Responsibility Mistakes Whatever Final Everything Project Mine Say Take Fail Want Even Need
I always try and decide what I'm interested in, and I just do that. Yorgos Lanthimos
Try Always Just Decide Interested
The best way to watch a film is to not know anything about the person who made it. Yorgos Lanthimos
Best Made Way Best Way About Know Person Anything Who Film Watch
Uncertainty helps keep actors on edge. Yorgos Lanthimos
Edge Uncertainty Helps Keep Actor
If you use music boldly at the front of a scene, it creates another level. Yorgos Lanthimos
Music You Scene Another Front Creates Use Boldly Level
Most acting is very melodramatic. It's not what you see in people. Yorgos Lanthimos
You People See Most Very Acting
I never knew that I would even be making English-language films. Yorgos Lanthimos
Films Would Never Knew Making Even
I don't make long-term plans, for sure. Yorgos Lanthimos
Long-Term Make Sure Plans
I enjoy sometimes focusing on a character in a scene that's not actually doing the main action or the talking. Yorgos Lanthimos
Character Sometimes Action Enjoy Focusing Scene Main Talking Doing Actually
Having a couple of films that were successful internationally has made the film community aware of the films coming out of Greece. Yorgos Lanthimos
Made Community Films Out Having Couple Coming Were Greece Successful Film Aware Internationally
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