I don't drive because I failed eight times and never got my license. — Nicolas Winding Refn Drive 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
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
The world needs change, change needs an activity. It has to be planted by a thought. — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
Filmmaking is not about what we see - it's a very misconceived notion; it's about what we don't see. — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
I think the idea was to make a horror film that became a science-fiction film with a lot of melodramatic tropes. — Nicolas Winding Refn Cinema Copy Share Image
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
Doing your first film, it's very important that it's a commercial success, because that gives you a couple times to experiment until… — Nicolas Winding Refn Cinema 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
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
For me, it's all about having the performers feel confident in their movements and surroundings. And then I'll figure out how to… — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
I think that television has become really, really interesting, in terms of character development. You can have 13 hours to develop a… — Nicolas Winding Refn Character Copy Share Image
I woke up one day and I realized I wasn't born beautiful, but my wife was, so I decided to make a… — Nicolas Winding Refn Beautiful Copy Share Image
I consider it a great honour that my movie Drive inspired so many wonderful artists to come together and create one ultra-cool… — Nicolas Winding Refn Artist 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
Film works when a director and a star have a connection. You know, when there's something telekinetic between them, there's a partnership,… — 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
I've been making films with almost no dialogue (laughs), so sound and music become a very powerful character to tell the story.… — Nicolas Winding Refn Character Copy Share Image
I am a child of cinema, and I am a cineaste, so everything I do is a reference to something I've heard… — Nicolas Winding Refn Children 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
I started making films purely based on what I would like to see. — 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 Art Copy Share Image
I feel Amazon is really bringing films into the future. So for me it was the best of both worlds. — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
In a way "Drive" is probably the greatest superhero movie ever made. — Nicolas Winding Refn Comic Copy Share Image
Television is dead. And television will not be reborn. It will not come back. — Nicolas Winding Refn 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
Art thrives on obstacles. The bigger the obstacle, the better the drama. — Nicolas Winding Refn Adversity Copy Share Image
I always say I have a Danish passport, but I am a New Yorker at heart. — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
If an actor or actress is recognizable, that changes our perception of them. — Nicolas Winding Refn Actor Copy Share Image
I believe that the constant possibility of failure or possibility of decision-making feeds your creativity. — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
The idea of narcissism, essentially, is and will be accepted as a virtue. — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
I'm not the greatest filmmaker. There are a lot of better filmmakers than me. — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
'Bronson' was like, 'I'll do a movie about my own life.' And it became like an experiment. — Nicolas Winding Refn Experiment Copy Share Image
I would love to make a kids' movie. But they are very hard to make. — Nicolas Winding Refn Film 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
