When I was 20 years old, my uncle was an arthouse distributor, and he would take me to Cannes every year to… — Nicolas Winding Refn Cinema Copy Share Image
I don't do drugs, and so music very much gets me going. When I do something, I think, "If it was a… — Nicolas Winding Refn Drug Copy Share Image
[Liv Corfixen] very much part of my life in that she's everything in my life and we found a way to use… — Nicolas Winding Refn Acknowledge Copy Share Image
I very much enjoy my freedom creatively but I also would love to make one of those big Hollywood films that costs… — Nicolas Winding Refn Bigs Copy Share Image
Narcissism as a virtue is very futuristic. Narcissism as a quality is where I think things are heading. — Nicolas Winding Refn Futuristic Copy Share Image
A good director is not an expert in anything in particular. A good director just knows a little bit about everything. — Nicolas Winding Refn Cinema Copy Share Image
The best way to move forward - to bury the past. That doesn't mean you forget it. — Nicolas Winding Refn Best Copy Share Image
When we met, my agenda was "Get Elle Fanning." I believe Elle's was "Get the role." But we didn't know that. — Nicolas Winding Refn Agendas Copy Share Image
I'm not a walking encyclopedia. I'm not one of those types that knows every single film ever made or can recite every… — Nicolas Winding Refn Cinema Copy Share Image
I love rock ballads, and I'm kind of in emotional turmoil, being ill and high, so I start to sing to the… — Nicolas Winding Refn Ballads Copy Share Image
For 'Drive,' we needed the songs to dictate emotions and really bring you into the mind of The Driver; he's a unique… — Nicolas Winding Refn Driver Copy Share Image
I love fear, and fear breeds creativity. It forces you to react instinctively, which is the essence of movement. Movement is a… — Nicolas Winding Refn Care Copy Share Image
If an actor or actress is recognizable, that changes our perception of them. — Nicolas Winding Refn Actors Copy Share Image
There will always be a theatrical experience because there will always be cinemas no matter what. It's like there will always be… — Nicolas Winding Refn Always Copy Share Image
I've stopped showing actors what to actually do. I rather just talk to them about it. Then I usually play music. That's… — Nicolas Winding Refn Acting Copy Share Image
Writing is fantasizing about what your film will be like. Shooting is reality. And the post-production is recovering the idea you had. — Nicolas Winding Refn Cinema Copy Share Image
In "Drive," there's a heightened male edge. In "Only God Forgives," it was almost crawling back into the womb of the mother.… — Nicolas Winding Refn Crawling Copy Share Image
I don't have to go very far to see the power of beauty. Being desired, feeling desired is a very seductive aspect… — Nicolas Winding Refn Aspect Copy Share Image
America has no one to catch you when you fall. That makes you want to achieve. It is healthy for the soul.… — Nicolas Winding Refn Achieve Copy Share Image
The only thing that would really make my mother angry would be if I liked horror movies or violence or Ronald Reagan.… — Nicolas Winding Refn Horror movies Copy Share Image
Beauty is like a new class system. The world is so obsessed with beauty; it has been for the last 2,000 years.… — Nicolas Winding Refn Beauty Copy Share Image
Oh, I love L.A. It's not so much about Hollywood. I love everything in L.A. — Nicolas Winding Refn Everything 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 Easy Copy Share Image
I like doing the promotional work. It's part of the film's process. Cannes was very wonderful to premiere. — Nicolas Winding Refn Cannes Copy Share Image