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

Nicolas Winding Refn

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Nicolas Winding Refn
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: September 29
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The first person I ever described the film [The Neon Demon] to was Christina Hendricks [who has a cameo in the movie]. We were having dinner in LA and she asked me what I wanted to do next and I said, I want to do a horror movie. And she goes, What's it going to be about? And I said, A lot of blood and high heels.
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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 grew up in the '80s and John Hughes was the filmmaker making serious movies for teenagers.
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Doing your first film, it's very important that it's a commercial success, because that gives you a couple times to experiment until you have to hit the jackpot again.
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I think that Danish people may be thought off as the happiest people, but honestly...I love America.
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The kind of group mentality that we had lived under since the Second World War is starting to erupt, and the craving for individualism is now much stronger. It's not as taboo anymore, as it was when I was younger.
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I was in Hollywood. It's the mythology heart. It's where all the European films came in the '30s and '40s. The marriage between Europe and Hollywood has always been the best when it works.
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The future is not about what you do, it's about what you stand for.
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I don't drive because I failed eight times and never got my license.
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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?
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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.
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