The character requires so many elements. The only one who could fulfill that was this one person: Elle Fanning.
Nicolas Winding RefnI am not a fan of improvisation, because it bores me. Working off a tight scenario gives you the confidence and ability to - why don't we change this a little bit and bring it back to the script. You always discover things while shooting.
Nicolas Winding RefnEverything we do is about the emotion of the characters. We believe the better the emotion, the better the movie.
Nicolas Winding RefnI think that television has become really, really interesting, in terms of character development. You can have 13 hours to develop a character, as opposed to 25 minutes in a movie. That excites me.
Nicolas Winding Refn