100 Quotes by Yorgos Lanthimos

'The Lobster' is very particular, and we did need to create a very specific world with specific rules so the whole premise would work.

I think human relationships - the whole thing is cruel. It's very difficult.

The most important thing is to allow gaps and openings for people to make up their own minds - I don't want my film to be pretending to have one important truth to tell anyone.

Sometimes people say things and don't really know what they mean by what they're saying. Subconsciously, it might mean something different.

When people don't understand what they're watching, a lot of what they perceive has to do with who they themselves are.

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.

I am calm but on the outside, mostly. When I'm on a film set, the stress is so humongous that I'm dying inside - I'm extremely stressed, but I do try, and... well, I don't try. I think it's my natural reaction to not externalize things.

As an audience member myself, I love to be in a position where I'm trying to figure out what I am supposed to feel or if what I'm feeling is appropriate or not.

I make films that are what they are. Some people like them, and some people don't.