We live in a world where art is always looked upon as the perfect medium. We live in a society where we can alter our body parts, we can act in the most perfect or right way. A lot of that is dangerous because, especially in the world of art, the chief enemy of creativity is being safe. If you're safe, you can't fall and hurt yourself. The older you are, the further down the crash is going to be. But if it works out, the higher the high.
Nicolas Winding RefnNarcissism as a virtue is very futuristic. Narcissism as a quality is where I think things are heading.
Nicolas Winding RefnThe world needs change, change needs an activity. It has to be planted by a thought.
Nicolas Winding RefnBut once you get down to reality, there's no one to play her and there's no movie. It would be ridiculous.
Nicolas Winding RefnI woke up one day and I realized I wasn't born beautiful, but my wife was, so I decided to make a horror film about it: what it would be like to be born beautiful.
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