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S7 EP8: Yorgos Lanthimos discusses working with Emma Stone, suffering for his art, and directing a Bourne movie

Explore episode Apr 20, 2026

How else are people going to be moved out of their seats? Literally and metaphorically, like move their minds a little bit to different directions or see things from a different perspective. If you don't provoke them, you know.

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S7 EP8: Yorgos Lanthimos discusses work…

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I think it's iconic. I think it's so funny. It's so stranger than fiction. If you wrote that down on a piece of paper, like a script in my life, I would be like, there's no way that's going to happen.

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