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

It was a very comfortable and personal relationship [Cliff Martinez ].'The Neon Demon'is our third movie and the music has never been as important as for this movie.

I try not to have too specific notions because it messes up the process later on. I leave it very open to interpretation until I start casting. Everything changes a lot when you start casting. I mean everything.

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.

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

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

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.