If an actor or actress is recognizable, that changes our perception of them. Sometimes you can play against type, or you can… — Nicolas Winding Refn Actor Copy Share Image
I know how terrifying L.A. can be, because I've been there as a failure. After 'Drive,' it was the most marvellous place… — Nicolas Winding Refn Drive Copy Share Image
In the end, self-indulgence is very much about your ego and your vanity and your own id. The more you can indulge… — Nicolas Winding Refn Able Copy Share Image
I was in Hollywood. It's the mythology heart. It's where all the European films came in the '30s and '40s. The marriage… — Nicolas Winding Refn Cinema Copy Share Image
I'm a huge John Hughes fan, and I grew up in the '80s, when his films came out. So, my introduction to… — Nicolas Winding Refn Cinema Copy Share Image
My mother and stepfather were documentary filmmakers and, of course, had a very healthy Scandinavian mentality. When it came to cinema, my… — Nicolas Winding Refn Cinema Copy Share Image
I had met Keanu [Reeves]a few times so it was a great way to reach out to him with an actual job… — Nicolas Winding Refn Amazing experience Copy Share Image
Actually, there was one sequence but Liv didn't put this in but at the end of the movie, we ran out of… — Nicolas Winding Refn Accounts Copy Share Image
Everything we do is about the emotion of the characters. We believe the better the emotion, the better the movie. — Nicolas Winding Refn Believe Copy Share Image
I think everybody's looking for religion to believe in. I think we all need faith. — Nicolas Winding Refn Believe 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 About Copy Share Image
If the Wizard of Oz were real he would be in Hollywood. — Nicolas Winding Refn Hollywood 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
The first thing I do when I go to people's houses is look at their television, turn it on. — Nicolas Winding Refn Go Copy Share Image
For me, the greatest pleasure is when you make something, and everyone argues about it. — Nicolas Winding Refn Everyone Copy Share Image
Amazon, being a provider - not just on the playing field - is, of course, opening up a whole new set of… — Nicolas Winding Refn Amazon 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 Art 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 Art Copy Share Image
Television is dead. And television will not be reborn. It will not come back. — Nicolas Winding Refn Back 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
For me, Amazon has stepped in and presented the future of entertainment. Obviously, the future of entertainment is going to be on… — Nicolas Winding Refn Amazon Copy Share Image
I base everything on my instinctual approach. There's something very satisfying in that creativity, and it's a bit like an infant drawing. — Nicolas Winding Refn Creativity 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 Casting Copy Share Image