Jenna Malone was a very important piece of how the film [The Neon Demon] turned out. Nicolas Winding Refn More Quotes by Nicolas Winding Refn More Quotes From Nicolas Winding Refn I always think once you have the lead protagonist, you cast around that character. Nicolas Winding Refn casts character thinking I love watching the superhero movies and I would love to make one. Nicolas Winding Refn superhero I love rock ballads, and I'm kind of in emotional turmoil, being ill and high, so I start to sing to the song, I turn it up and start to sing. Nicolas Winding Refn rocks emotional song For me, Amazon has stepped in and presented the future of entertainment. Obviously, the future of entertainment is going to be on the internet. Nicolas Winding Refn amazon entertainment internet In a way, art is a great way to release your love, fantasy, and desires. It's like a fetish. It's a comfortable way of excising a lot of your conscience. Nicolas Winding Refn desire way art Film works when a director and a star have a connection. You know, when there's something telekinetic between them, there's a partnership, it's like alter egos. It's like James Stewart and Alfred Hitchcock, or Fellini and Mastroianni. I'm not comparing, I'm just saying, if you can come into a relationship where the director and star have such a bond, it's so much easier to make a movie. Nicolas Winding Refn ego stars directors I consider it a great honour that my movie Drive inspired so many wonderful artists to come together and create one ultra-cool glam experience. Nicolas Winding Refn inspired artist together Narcissism as a virtue is very futuristic. Narcissism as a quality is where I think things are heading. Nicolas Winding Refn narcissism quality thinking Everything we do is about the emotion of the characters. We believe the better the emotion, the better the movie. 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Nicolas Winding Refn one-day wife beautiful We live in a society right now which is the last phase of the ecosystem in terms of the old entertainment value, or the old entertainment construction, which is we've gone down to this instant gratification, instant numbers, instant understanding, instant. But it's like the exact - it has perfected itself to the instant click, when, in a way, creativity originates as a much more complex beast. So we now have to reinvent a new canvas where we can indulge in it. And that's where the digital revolution creates a whole new ecosystem of entertainment. Nicolas Winding Refn digital-revolution ecosystems creativity You ask actors what they would like to do, and you constantly keep them engaged. You want their engagement, input, and sensibilities. It's that intimate collaboration that is actually directing. I don't like the mechanicalness or coldness; I like the intimacy. It's like we are creating a child together. 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I usually don't know anything until I see it. I'm a fetish filmmaker - I make films based on what I want to see. Nicolas Winding Refn goal giving people I like doing the promotional work. It's part of the film's process. Cannes was very wonderful to premiere. Nicolas Winding Refn cannes film wonderful I always say I have a Danish passport, but I am a New Yorker at heart. Nicolas Winding Refn danish passports heart
