We live in a society right now which is the last phase of the ecosystem in terms of the old entertainment value, or the old entertainment construction, which is we've gone down to this instant gratification, instant numbers, instant understanding, instant. But it's like the exact - it has perfected itself to the instant click, when, in a way, creativity originates as a much more complex beast. So we now have to reinvent a new canvas where we can indulge in it. And that's where the digital revolution creates a whole new ecosystem of entertainment.
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.
Nicolas Winding RefnCreativity is narcissism. Creativity is falling in love with one's self as you create. It's self-indulgent.
Nicolas Winding RefnI think that's the struggle of our normality is that we have oppressed desires because of what is accepted and not accepted in society.
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