Nicolas Winding Refn Quotes

It is always wonderful to have a theatrical release; lot of filmmakers desire that.

In terms of film festivals, Cannes is the greatest launch pad.

In my Bengali films, I am involved with all the promotional activities, release date posters etc.

Doing anything on a movie at Sundance is great.

There's a vast difference between marketing a movie and the movie itself. You try to cast as wide and broad a net as possible.

I feel the film companies should pay for proper advertising to see that the movie will sell, instead of putting it on our backs.

I don't know - I haven't seen any of my movies after I finish them. I leave the editing room; I don't go back.

It's always great to be able to go to a premiere with the actors there.

Normally with film, it's normal for the screenwriter to never be seen again after finishing until the premiere.

Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel first championed my film, 'Hoop Dreams,' which was essential to its success. Roger remained a great supporter of my work throughout my career, and I'll never forget him tweeting about 'The Interrupters' right before its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2011.

When you're promoting a film it's really interesting trying to gauge what people think about it.

The average movie-goer in this country sees six films in a year. That's one every two months. What the studios are trying to do is make sure it's their movie.

Across the board, Australian films need to have a lot more money spent on selling them.

Cannes is the oldest film festival in the world, and I've long dreamed of having one of my films there in competition. It's a dream that lay dormant for a long time; I stopped believing in it.

I met Jill Soloway at Sundance a couple years ago. I was there for 'Crystal Fairy', and she was there for 'Afternoon Delight'. She reached out and wanted to get together.

The first time I went to Cannes, Gus Van Sant was there in competition with 'Last Days.'

I'll never get another first premiere again, especially at Sundance. I've just been trying to fully engage myself in everything that's going on, and I hope to see other movies here while I'm here! I really want to!

Regardless of what film you make, you want people to watch your film, and you ultimately need commercial success.

I'd met Sharon Tate at the Cannes Film Festival.

It's judgement day. I'm nervous. My films are finally being released!

Going after any movie there is a lot of competition to try and get it.

The cinema is death at work.

The [film] industry, from the franchise on, has dramatically changed, not just with us, but with social networking. The social working has changed dramatically, especially in the way you promote films. It's instant.

Sex is not required to sell my film. My name is enough.

I'm a believer in screening movies early, and using the movie itself to help sell the movie. If you can't do that, I feel like you shouldn't be releasing the movie.