For 'Drive,' we needed the songs to dictate emotions and really bring you into the mind of The Driver; he's a unique and complicated guy, so the music itself had to be unique and complicated. — 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 very frustrating and very challenging, and very few people can pull it off. Some actors can say a… — 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