I think that experiencing through art is a wonderful way to expand the horizon and everything around it. — Nicolas Winding Refn Art Copy Share Image
In a way "Drive" is probably the greatest superhero movie ever made. — Nicolas Winding Refn Comic Copy Share Image
As long as your movies don't lose money, you'll always be able to make them. — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
Television is dead. And television will not be reborn. It will not come back. — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
The fairy tale always takes place in worlds that are between, unidentifiable. — Nicolas Winding Refn Fairy Copy Share Image
I'm a very funny man, so funny comes natural. And if you want to create horror, you need to be funny or… — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
Whenever I make a movie, I always try to figure out what kind of music it would be. — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
Personally I kept my feelings out of it and created a fantasy. That's the process of going through this world being beautiful. — Nicolas Winding Refn Beautiful Copy Share Image
We're premiering 'The Neon Demon' in Cannes, which is the representation of 'The Neon Demon,' which is all about glamour and vulgarity. — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
I feel that silence is the greatest word, ever. When you don't talk, people begin to read things into you or you… — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
I try not to have too specific notions because it messes up the process later on. I leave it very open to… — Nicolas Winding Refn Actor Copy Share Image
I moved to New York when I was eight years old, in 1978. I grew up in Manhattan. I couldn't speak any… — Nicolas Winding Refn Dyslexia Copy Share Image
Sometimes you can play against type, or you can just repeat what they've already done. It can be an obstacle; it's a… — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
I thought it would be interesting to try something in Hollywood after a movie like 'Valhalla Rising,' which I was really pleased… — Nicolas Winding Refn Hollywood Copy Share Image
When you make something that everyone likes, it's very easy to say, "Well, I'll just repeat that." Because that was easy. I… — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
Coming to Hollywood, you always hear the horror stories, but I had good people around me who maybe didn't understand what I… — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
In the end, we're just showmen. But, I think that it's an important factor. Not to be anything else but clear about… — Nicolas Winding Refn Art Copy Share Image
We live in a world where art is always looked upon as the perfect medium. We live in a society where we… — Nicolas Winding Refn Art Copy Share Image
Where war destroys, art inspires. And in order to inspire, you need to penetrate the brain. In order to penetrate the brain,… — Nicolas Winding Refn Art Copy Share Image
I mean, what do you think creativity is? Nothing but self-indulgence. And the more self-indulgent it is, the more interesting it becomes.… — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
It's the hardest thing for an actor not to speak because you take away their main tool. So for an actor, it's… — Nicolas Winding Refn Actor Copy Share Image
The best thing you can do with actors is collaborate with them. My job is to inspire them to give their best.… — Nicolas Winding Refn Actors Copy Share Image
All my other movies have the same process. Same approach. Same amount of changes. Everything. Things being made up on the fly.… — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
I never look at the internet because then you just have nothing else to do but just look. Most generally, and even… — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
Polarizing is the greatest achievement in any art form, even in cinema. — Nicolas Winding Refn Achievement Copy Share Image
My initial idea was I wanted to make it a horror film, very much. At times I do enter that world. — Nicolas Winding Refn Cinema Copy Share Image
For me, the greatest pleasure is when you make something, and everyone argues about it. — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
I have not seen "Batman v Superman," unfortunately. It hasn't been on the plane, as I've been flying a lot. — Nicolas Winding Refn Batman Copy Share Image
I don't drive because I failed eight times and never got my license. — Nicolas Winding Refn Drive Copy Share Image
The world needs change, change needs an activity. It has to be planted by a thought. — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
My writing has always been more out of the need to write a movie rather than me being a good writer. — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
People need to express themselves. The more you do that, the better a person you become. — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
Understanding one's own power is more interesting than someone being given something powerful. — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
The most creative phase of a film is in shooting, because structure is the defining element of that phase. — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
Filmmaking is like any kind of art form. You have to try to figure it out, and you're going to do that… — Nicolas Winding Refn Art Copy Share Image
I think everybody's looking for religion to believe in. I think we all need faith. — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
I'm a very feminine man. I like feminine things. I don't go to strip clubs. I don't drink beer. I don't play… — Nicolas Winding Refn Beer Copy Share Image
I think that art is an act of violence, and the more emotionally engaged you are in a piece of art, the… — Nicolas Winding Refn Art Copy Share Image
'Valhalla Rising' is a fusion of my upbringing, basically: everything I grew up loving and wanted to make a film of. — Nicolas Winding Refn Cinema Copy Share Image
