Art thrives on obstacles. The bigger the obstacle, the better the drama. — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
The greatest artists were in a situation where they had to pay their bills. That's a very convenient way to get very… — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
There are wonderful artists who deal in the fashion world only, and you see by their creations that they are changing our… — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
Ironically, even the fashion in New York or Paris or Milan or whatever, or music in Berlin, or art in, I don't… — Nicolas Winding Refn 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 Copy Share Image
The problem with cinema nowadays is that it's a math problem. People can read a film mathematically; they know when this comes… — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
I'm glamour. I'm vulgarity. I'm scandal. I'm gossip. I'm the future. I'm the counter culture. I'm commercial reality. I'm artistic singularity. — 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 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 Copy Share Image
Polarizing is the greatest achievement in any art form, even in cinema. — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
The power of art is as powerful as weapons of mass destruction; it's just where war destroys, art inspires. But in order… — 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 Copy Share Image
I think that experiencing through art is a wonderful way to expand the horizon and everything around it. — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
Art has the power to influence and to make you react to something that you normally wouldn't concern, worry, or even think… — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
Like all art forms, film is a media as powerful as weapons of mass destruction; the only difference is that war destroys… — Nicolas Winding Refn 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 Copy Share Image
I don't believe that art makes people violent in any way. I don't. But I do believe art can show people how… — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
We have basic urges all the time. They just manifest themselves in different scenarios, and we have to turn those weaknesses into… — Nicolas Winding Refn 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 Copy Share Image
In a way, art is a great way to release your love, fantasy, and desires. It's like a fetish. It's a comfortable… — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
L.A. is, on one hand, very mysterious; it's very modern. It's a mysterious place - it's a haunting place - and everything in our… — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
The digital revolution is forever. They put importance on that option as well. With Amazon, you're getting the best of both worlds, with a… — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
I've always felt that I was from the future because the future is really not about what you make but what you stand for. — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
Art thrives on obstacles. The bigger the obstacle, the better the drama. — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
Elle Fanning was fifteen when we started [The Neon Demon]. She turned seventeen during the shoot. Four weeks before Cannes, she turned eighteen. She… — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
The casting of any film is around 60% of the film, but it's also about the right casting insight. It's a bit like a… — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
How can creativity be bad? You can have, "I liked it" or "I didn't like it," but, in the end, it's an individual experience.… — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
I always approach every film I make as if it was going to be the last. So if I'm going to go out, I'm… — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
I'm a huge admirer of Keanu. I think he's absolutely extraordinary. — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
Sometimes I just play the theme from Arthur. It reminds me of my childhood in New York and I just love it. — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image