Yorgos Lanthimos Quotes

There's no pleasure in working if you don't do the things you want to do.

I feel happy that I am being honoured for doing films of my own liking.

I'm living what I always wanted to do.

I only make movies I want to go see.

What career? A man's got a body of film of about four movies in about 10 years or something. I do it because I think I can do a good job of something and I'll enjoy it, do it, and sort of vanish. I don't want to be an actor for hire.

Getting on 'SNL' wasn't just about getting cast. I had written all this stuff in my audition, and I wrote several things that got on the air. But to me, I've never been interested in being picked. So when I do get sent things, most of the time I do pass on them because it doesn't feel like it would be fulfilling.

Exactly what I'm doing is what success looks like. I get to create on my own terms, on my own timeline, and I'm able to support myself and my mom and my cat comfortably.

I just do what makes me happy.

I'm thankful to say that I already have my dream job. I wouldn't trade it for anything.

I think I've always had to pick and choose whatever I want to work on. If I'm not happy with what I'm doing, it's probably not going to end up that interesting.

The good feeling I get from contributing rivals anything I felt on the Olympic stand in Albertville.

I love to work with people and do what I love.

I want more job. I want to die entertaining.

After 'Secretary,' I was wanting very badly to find something to make that I really cared about.

The ultimate dream in life is to be able to do what you love and learn something from it.

There are lots of things I could have done for the money, but I've made a great living doing the things I want to do.

I don't want to be a director. I want to direct. There's a difference.

Who is rich? He that rejoices in his portion.

I hope that in 5 years from now I'll be working and doing what makes me happy. Whatever that may be.

You gotta make the movie you want to make.

There are a lot of other things in this world that can and will bring me joy. Acting is one of them.

I'm doing exactly what I want to do, and I'm having fun doing it.

Satisfying myself is the point in filmmaking, in my mind.

My career has suddenly started to be the one that I'd always wanted, not in terms of level of success, but in terms of - and this is what I've been banging on about - playing different parts in different media.

I've produced my own films for twenty years now - it means I have to talk to less people.