If an actor or actress is recognizable, that changes our perception of them. Nicolas Winding Refn More Quotes by Nicolas Winding Refn More Quotes From Nicolas Winding Refn The first person I ever described the film [The Neon Demon] to was Christina Hendricks [who has a cameo in the movie]. We were having dinner in LA and she asked me what I wanted to do next and I said, "I want to do a horror movie." And she goes, "What's it going to be about?" And I said, "A lot of blood and high heels." Nicolas Winding Refn high-heelswantblood The conversations about a film are an example of success because then you know whatever you've done has resonated. Nicolas Winding Refn filmdoneexample Sometimes you can play against type, or you can just repeat what they've already done. It can be an obstacle; it's a very fine line. Nicolas Winding Refn linesdoneplay All my other movies have the same process. Same approach. Same amount of changes. Everything. Things being made up on the fly. Changing things around. Firing and recasting. Constantly, constantly, in chronological sequence, not really knowing how this is going to end up. That is the only dogmatic approach I take towards everything. Nicolas Winding Refn knowingendsmade People very quickly define success due to the amount of money something makes. In the end, I think everyone is searching for that experience. That's why we continue to go to the movies and watch television. Nicolas Winding Refn watchespeoplethinking I can't make a film that I don't feel comfortable with. Nicolas Winding Refn filmi-canfeels I believe shooting chronologically gives you a very fresh perspective and you're always aware of where you are in the development of the characters. Nicolas Winding Refn givingcharacterbelieve I think that television has become really, really interesting, in terms of character development. You can have 13 hours to develop a character, as opposed to 25 minutes in a movie. That excites me. Nicolas Winding Refn characterinterestingthinking I'm a fetish filmmaker, in that I don't know why I do what I do, I just like to see things. When I figure out what I would like to see, I will put it in a film. Nicolas Winding Refn fetishfilmfigures Doing your first film, it's very important that it's a commercial success, because that gives you a couple times to experiment until you have to hit the jackpot again. Nicolas Winding Refn coupleimportantgiving 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 thousand words with just a look, and it's a unique gift. Nicolas Winding Refn uniquechallengespeople I was in Hollywood. It's the mythology heart. It's where all the European films came in the '30s and '40s. The marriage between Europe and Hollywood has always been the best when it works. Nicolas Winding Refn hollywoodhearteurope I grew up in the '80s and John Hughes was the filmmaker making serious movies for teenagers. Nicolas Winding Refn teenagergrew-upserious I like the early comic book characters more than the new ones. Nicolas Winding Refn comiccharacterbook I am not a fan of improvisation, because it bores me. Working off a tight scenario gives you the confidence and ability to - why don't we change this a little bit and bring it back to the script. You always discover things while shooting. Nicolas Winding Refn shootingfansgiving I don't drive because I failed eight times and never got my license. Nicolas Winding Refn licenseeight Actually, there was one sequence but Liv didn't put this in but at the end of the movie, we ran out of money. Literally, ran out. And I couldn't make payroll. So I emptied all our accounts to make payroll. We were kinda like, "What do we do?" Then out of the blue, we were saved by Gucci. So it's always been like, you just gotta reach for the stars and hopefully the moon will catch you. Nicolas Winding Refn starsmoonblue The thing with Ryan, you can look at him for hours. Very few actors have that. It's a gift. Nicolas Winding Refn hoursactorslooks 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 willyouwritingreality To me, the darkest film ever made and the film, to me, that's the darkest picture in the human humanity's soul is 'Pretty Woman.' Nicolas Winding Refn womanmesoulhumanity
