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.

Abbey Lee was a very famous model and had great success. She was very open about the negative aspects of that industry.

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 sometimes play different kinds of music to see where the performers end up. I play one genre. Then something else when I do it again. It really helps.

I think when you make a movie, one of your main focuses as a director is to inspire everyone else to give their best. Like manipulation.

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

I mean, what do you think creativity is? Nothing but self-indulgence. And the more self-indulgent it is, the more interesting it becomes. So I think that part of creativity is also falling in love with your own narcissism: accepting it, using it as an asset.