There was a time in my life when I would literally go see every single film that came out in the theaters. No matter what. I just became obsessed with movies, and wound up getting drawn to the pulsating grain of film and the flickering of the light. Panos Cosmatos Read Quote
When I was a kid, I was obsessed with heavy metal, Van Halen, Motley Crue. The older I got, my tastes widened. I always felt an attraction to the attitudes of punk; also punk filmmakers, like Richard Kern. Panos Cosmatos Read Quote
I’ve always liked the idea of merging esoteric art cinema with down-and-dirty exploitation films. Panos Cosmatos Read Quote
I’m too neurotic to ever feel good. If I ever felt good, I think something horrible would happen. Panos Cosmatos Read Quote
I feel happy working in the low-budget realm, doing stuff that is a little bit more esoteric, and personal. Panos Cosmatos Read Quote
My goal from the very beginning was to make very visually lush, juicy films that you can really sink your teeth into. That’s always been part of my modus operandi. Panos Cosmatos Read Quote
I’d been drifting and in a very self-destructive bent ever since my mother died and as soon as I dealt with the grief, for the first time in 10 years, I had clarity and I realized: ‘I need to make a movie, now, cause if I don’t make it now, I might never do it.’ That’s what pushed me forward, and I immediately moved to Vancouver. Panos Cosmatos Read Quote
The thing I do miss about the way some sequels were in the past was that each film felt like its own unique, complete tone. Now, sequels are tonal facsimiles of the ones before them, like a television series, whereas back in the past sequels would often be radically different from the ones before. Panos Cosmatos Read Quote
Just making ‘Black Rainbow’ was like my minimum requirement before death, so that I could die with some honour and not in total shame. Panos Cosmatos Read Quote
