“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?"” IfsThinkingPiecesDrug Author:Nicolas Winding Refn
“You must understand that violence in a movie is only a tool. If it's used badly, it will be horrible. If it's used correctly, it can be very interesting. But, essentially, it's just a tool.” IfsUsedInterestingViolenceToolsHorribleVery Interesting Author:Nicolas Winding Refn
“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.” IfsKnowsFilmStarsEasierDirectorsEgoConnectionsComparePartnershipJust SayingHitchcockAlter Ego Author:Nicolas Winding Refn
“If an actor or actress is recognizable, that changes our perception of them.” IfsActorsPerceptionActresses Author:Nicolas Winding Refn
“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.” PeopleIfsGivingShouldBelieveCreativityStealingTime Away Author:Nicolas Winding Refn
“I can do my part of the storytelling. I can carry it. I can paint it. I can maneuver it. I can massage it. But if I don't have anything to work with, then there's nothing.” IfsI CanCan DoPaintStorytellingMassage Author:Nicolas Winding Refn
“If you create something that is essentially alien to you - as a man - and make a film about woman, the more I can surround myself with woman and combine it with my soul's point of view, the more I become a stranger in a strange land.” IfsMenI CanSoulFilmViewsLandStrangeStrangerPoint Of ViewMy SoulAliensSurroundStranger In A Strange Land Author:Nicolas Winding Refn
“I don't know if power seduces less or more. I think power is a constant evolving mechanism that, since the dawn of time, on one level corrupts and on another level does not. But I think, no matter what, mutates.” IfsThinkingKnowsDoeMatterLevelsNo Matter WhatConstantEvolveDawnMechanismSeducing Author:Nicolas Winding Refn
“I also believe on a practical level, if you're taking time away from people, besides entertaining them, I think it's important that there's something to react to.” PeopleIfsThinkingBelieveImportantLevelsPracticalsEntertainingTake TimeTime Away Author:Nicolas Winding Refn
“The power of art is as powerful as weapons of mass destruction; it's just where war destroys, art inspires. But in order to inspire, you need to react to it. And, if it doesn't penetrate your mind, you can't react to it.” IfsNeedsMindArtWarOrderPowerfulInspireWeaponsMassArt IsDestructionPenetrateWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass Destruction Author:Nicolas Winding Refn
“If the Wizard of Oz were real he would be in Hollywood.” IfsRealWould BeHollywoodWizards Author:Nicolas Winding Refn
