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Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: I think that Danish people may be thought off as the happiest people, but honestly ... I love America.

I think that Danish people may be thought off as the happiest people, but honestly ... I love America.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: The world needs change, change needs an activity. It has to be planted by a thought.

The world needs change, change needs an activity. It has to be planted by a thought.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: I never desired to really go to Hollywood and make films, and purely because I want my entire control, which I'm used to having.

I never desired to really go to Hollywood and make films, and purely because I want my entire control, which I'm used to having.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: Personally I kept my feelings out of it and created a fantasy. That's the process of going through this world being beautiful.

Personally I kept my feelings out of it and created a fantasy. That's the process of going through this world being beautiful.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: Man's fear of sexuality is the basis of all horror from the male perspective.

Man's fear of sexuality is the basis of all horror from the male perspective.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: I feel Amazon is really bringing films into the future. So for me it was the best of both worlds.

I feel Amazon is really bringing films into the future. So for me it was the best of both worlds.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: In a way "Drive" is probably the greatest superhero movie ever made.

In a way "Drive" is probably the greatest superhero movie ever made.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: The act of creation can be an extreme violent experience.

The act of creation can be an extreme violent experience.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: Jenna Malone was a very important piece of how the film [The Neon Demon] turned out.

Jenna Malone was a very important piece of how the film [The Neon Demon] turned out.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: Creativity is very self-indulgent.

Creativity is very self-indulgent.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: I can't make a film that I don't feel comfortable with.

I can't make a film that I don't feel comfortable with.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: The fairy tale always takes place in worlds that are between, unidentifiable.

The fairy tale always takes place in worlds that are between, unidentifiable.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: That's half of what we do our daily lives - we react to our surroundings. Of course, we have to make it entertaining, and we are entertainers.

That's half of what we do our daily lives - we react to our surroundings. Of course, we have to make it entertaining, and we are entertainers.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: 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

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 quotes: I don't do drugs, and so music very much gets me going. When I do something, I think, "If it was a piece of music, what would it be?"

I don't do drugs, and so music very much gets me going. When I do something, I think, "If it was a piece of music, what would it be?"

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: I love watching the superhero movies and I would love to make one.

I love watching the superhero movies and I would love to make one.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: Cinema is mass media, it is both overtly gross and exciting. It is our great mirror of society.

Cinema is mass media, it is both overtly gross and exciting. It is our great mirror of society.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: But once you get down to reality, there's no one to play her and there's no movie. It would be ridiculous.

But once you get down to reality, there's no one to play her and there's no movie. It would be ridiculous.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: The thing with Ryan, you can look at him for hours. Very few actors have that. It's a gift.

The thing with Ryan, you can look at him for hours. Very few actors have that. It's a gift.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: I wanted to make a horror film about beauty.

I wanted to make a horror film about beauty.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: I certainly believe that creativity must be an experience. If I'm to steal time away from people, we should give them something to react to.

I certainly believe that creativity must be an experience. If I'm to steal time away from people, we should give them something to react to.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: Reaction is what changes your understanding of the world.

Reaction is what changes your understanding of the world.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: 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.

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 quotes: The artificial world that we create through images will essentially become real.

The artificial world that we create through images will essentially become real.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: The vibe, it's that excitement. New York, you just can't describe it. You get a similar thing from Paris and London, but it's not New York.

The vibe, it's that excitement. New York, you just can't describe it. You get a similar thing from Paris and London, but it's not New York.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: My initial idea was I wanted to make it a horror film, very much. At times I do enter that world.

My initial idea was I wanted to make it a horror film, very much. At times I do enter that world.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: I don't drive because I failed eight times and never got my license.

I don't drive because I failed eight times and never got my license.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: 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.

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 quotes: Love comes from the strangest places.

Love comes from the strangest places.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: Sometimes I just play the theme from Arthur. It reminds me of my childhood in New York and I just love it.

Sometimes I just play the theme from Arthur. It reminds me of my childhood in New York and I just love it.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: I just close my eyes and I fantasize what I would like to see.

I just close my eyes and I fantasize what I would like to see.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: The minute you celebrate narcissism, which on one hand is very complex, it's very ridiculous. You have to love oneself with humor.

The minute you celebrate narcissism, which on one hand is very complex, it's very ridiculous. You have to love oneself with humor.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: The conversations about a film are an example of success because then you know whatever you've done has resonated.

The conversations about a film are an example of success because then you know whatever you've done has resonated.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: I always say I have a Danish passport, but I am a New Yorker at heart.

I always say I have a Danish passport, but I am a New Yorker at heart.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: I grew up in the '80s and John Hughes was the filmmaker making serious movies for teenagers.

I grew up in the '80s and John Hughes was the filmmaker making serious movies for teenagers.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: I think that I am a pornographer, meaning that I make movies based on what excites me and what I would like to see.

I think that I am a pornographer, meaning that I make movies based on what excites me and what I would like to see.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: I think that experiencing through art is a wonderful way to expand the horizon and everything around it.

I think that experiencing through art is a wonderful way to expand the horizon and everything around it.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: I'm a fetishist. I make films based on what I would like to see.

I'm a fetishist. I make films based on what I would like to see.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: Good and bad, what's good and bad? I don't know.

Good and bad, what's good and bad? I don't know.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: We live in a beauty-obsessed culture, which on one hand is absolutely fabulous, but on the flip side, is also dangerously extreme.

We live in a beauty-obsessed culture, which on one hand is absolutely fabulous, but on the flip side, is also dangerously extreme.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: If an actor or actress is recognizable, that changes our perception of them.

If an actor or actress is recognizable, that changes our perception of them.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: I'm a very feminine man. I like feminine things. I don't go to strip clubs. I don't drink beer. I don't play sports.

I'm a very feminine man. I like feminine things. I don't go to strip clubs. I don't drink beer. I don't play sports.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: When we met, my agenda was "Get Elle Fanning." I believe Elle's was "Get the role." But we didn't know that.

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 quotes: The idea of narcissism, essentially, is and will be accepted as a virtue.

The idea of narcissism, essentially, is and will be accepted as a virtue.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: Abbey Lee was a very famous model and had great success. She was very open about the negative aspects of that industry.

Abbey Lee was a very famous model and had great success. She was very open about the negative aspects of that industry.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: I like the early comic book characters more than the new ones.

I like the early comic book characters more than the new ones.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: If the Wizard of Oz were real he would be in Hollywood.

If the Wizard of Oz were real he would be in Hollywood.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: The character requires so many elements. The only one who could fulfill that was this one person: Elle Fanning.

The character requires so many elements. The only one who could fulfill that was this one person: Elle Fanning.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: I have not seen "Batman v Superman," unfortunately. It hasn't been on the plane, as I've been flying a lot.

I have not seen "Batman v Superman," unfortunately. It hasn't been on the plane, as I've been flying a lot.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: Like all art forms, film is a media as powerful as weapons of mass destruction; the only difference is that war destroys and film inspires.

Like all art forms, film is a media as powerful as weapons of mass destruction; the only difference is that war destroys and film inspires.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: I think that's the struggle of our normality is that we have oppressed desires because of what is accepted and not accepted in society.

I think that's the struggle of our normality is that we have oppressed desires because of what is accepted and not accepted in society.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: For me, Amazon has stepped in and presented the future of entertainment. Obviously, the future of entertainment is going to be on the internet.

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 quotes: 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.

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 quotes: I always think once you have the lead protagonist, you cast around that character.

I always think once you have the lead protagonist, you cast around that character.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: I don't have to go very far to see the power of beauty. Being desired, feeling desired is a very seductive aspect of our being.

I don't have to go very far to see the power of beauty. Being desired, feeling desired is a very seductive aspect of our being.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: Understanding one's own power is more interesting than someone being given something powerful.

Understanding one's own power is more interesting than someone being given something powerful.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: [The Neon Demon] was more my own fascination with beauty. It's my children's fascination beauty.

[The Neon Demon] was more my own fascination with beauty. It's my children's fascination beauty.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: You know the one I want to do? I want to make Batgirl.

You know the one I want to do? I want to make Batgirl.

Nicolas Winding Refn quotes: I think the idea was to make a horror film that became a science-fiction film with a lot of melodramatic tropes.

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 quotes: I like doing the promotional work. It's part of the film's process. Cannes was very wonderful to premiere.

I like doing the promotional work. It's part of the film's process. Cannes was very wonderful to premiere.