“I think that I am a pornographer, meaning that I make movies based on what excites me and what I would like to see.” Thinking Author:Nicolas Winding Refn
“And to be fair, most documentaries are half an hour too long, anyway. Let's not kid ourselves. Most movies are an hour too long. I will say that the internet has changed everything in terms of distribution and because of iTunes and other outlets like that, length is no longer something you really think about, in my opinion. It's irrelevant.” ThinkingLongKidsTermHoursHalfOpinionChangedInternetFairsLengthDocumentariesIrrelevantDistributionOutletsItunes Author:Nicolas Winding Refn
“I never look at the internet because then you just have nothing else to do but just look. Most generally, and even myself as a consumer, you think you know what you want. But what's more interesting is figuring out what you don't want. I think the only way that I can do that is just to do what I think is right. That is the only real gesture of respect. Then people can react to the movie how they want to react.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayWantLooksI CanRealCan DoInterestingInternetWhat You WantConsumersGesturesYou Think You Know Author:Nicolas Winding Refn
“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.” PeopleThinkingEndsWatchesTelevisionAmountDuesDefine Success Author:Nicolas Winding Refn
“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.” ThinkingCharacterTermHoursInterestingMinutesTelevisionDevelopmentReally InterestingCharacter Development Author:Nicolas Winding Refn
“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
“In the end, we're just showmen. But, I think that it's an important factor. Not to be anything else but clear about that - for me, creativity is an important part of our evolution. Art has probably done more good for the world than war. But they're equally powerful. They both create revolutions.” ThinkingWorldArtImportantWarEndsDonePowerfulCreativityClearRevolutionEvolutionFactors Author:Nicolas Winding Refn
“Nowadays, teenagers are so fast and quick to see through any form of manipulation. Sitting down and just thinking of something is like watching really bad pornography.” ThinkingFormSittingDown AndTeenagerManipulationPornographySitting Down Author:Nicolas Winding Refn
“I've done collaborations in all my movies, and I think it's part of what I enjoy about the process. This kind of intimacy that you create. Because it becomes very intimate.” ThinkingKindDoneProcessEnjoyIntimacyIntimateCollaboration Author:Nicolas Winding Refn
“I always think once you have the lead protagonist, you cast around that character.” ThinkingCharacterCastsProtagonists Author:Nicolas Winding Refn
“I mean, what do you think creativity is? Nothing but self-indulgence. And the more self-indulgent it is, the more interesting it becomes. So I think that part of creativity is also falling in love with your own narcissism: accepting it, using it as an asset.” ThinkingMeanSelfFallInterestingAcceptingCreativityLove YouFalling In LoveAssetsNarcissismIndulgenceSelf IndulgenceSelf IndulgentFalling In Love With You Author:Nicolas Winding Refn
“I think the idea of individualism has become more dominating in our society. You can even see it by our political system: how people vote, the job situation, the sociological evolution that's happening, what's happening in the Middle East and so forth.” PeopleThinkingIdeasJobsPoliticalSituationMiddleEvolutionHappeningsVoteEastOur SocietyIndividualismMiddle EastPolitical SystemsDominatingSociological Author:Nicolas Winding Refn
“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.” ThinkingDesireStruggleAcceptedOppressedNormality 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
“I think that experiencing through art is a wonderful way to expand the horizon and everything around it.” ThinkingWayArtWonderfulArt IsHorizon Author:Nicolas Winding Refn
“Beauty is on one level pure surface, and on the other hand, it's the most complex subject that we can touch upon because it says everything about us as people. It's a subject we very quickly begin to argue about. I think that's so interesting.” PeopleThinkingHandsInterestingLevelsSubjectsPureComplexesSurfaceArguing Author:Nicolas Winding Refn
“I think the idea was to make a horror film that became a science-fiction film with a lot of melodramatic tropes.” ThinkingIdeasFilmFictionHorrorScience FictionHorror FilmTropes Author:Nicolas Winding Refn
“I just think it was time [in THe Neon Demon]to do a film about women. But not just women, I wanted to do a movie about a teenage girl. It was a great counter to the masculinity of "Drive."” ThinkingWantedFilmGirlDemonTeenageMasculinityNeonTeenage Girl Author:Nicolas Winding Refn
“I think that Danish people may be thought off as the happiest people, but honestly...I love America.” PeopleThinkingMayAmericaHonestlyDanish Author:Nicolas Winding Refn
“Narcissism as a virtue is very futuristic. Narcissism as a quality is where I think things are heading.” ThinkingQualityVirtueNarcissismFuturistic Author:Nicolas Winding Refn
“I think when you make a movie, one of your main focuses as a director is to inspire everyone else to give their best. Like manipulation.” ThinkingGivingInspireManipulation Author:Nicolas Winding Refn
“I think everybody's looking for religion to believe in. I think we all need faith.” ThinkingBelieve Author:Nicolas Winding Refn
