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

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Nicolas Winding Refn
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: September 29
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Financing films that are demanding is a task, in itself. Because people are so afraid of taking any kind of chance, because they're afraid the audience isn't going to respond. But the audience is so hungry for anything that's a bit original, personal, or different.
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[The Neon Demon] was more my own fascination with beauty. It's my children's fascination beauty.
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I've never really been on a date, because I've been with the same girl since my early twenties, but on our first date, I showed her The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. I was like, Hey, you've got to see this! And we've been together ever since.
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The idea of narcissism, essentially, is and will be accepted as a virtue.
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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.
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The future is not about what you do, it's about what you stand for.
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