Despite having become a hugely successful filmmaker over the last decade and being a regular face on the awards circuit, Yorgos Lanthimos admits he still has very mixed feelings about the promotional aspect that comes with the job.

Speaking on Saturday at a special BFI London Film Festival talk with “Succession” creator Jesse Armstrong, the director was asked how he felt about commercial success.

“I want it to happen, but I don’t it to happen the way it happens,” he said with a smile. “I want people to make their money back. I want people to watch the film. But I don’t want to be going around like a freak, parading around the world, having to explain the film.”

Lanthimos noted that after spending six months shooting a film and six months editing, there was then another six months to

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