Nicolas Winding Refn Quotes

The Cannes film festival is about big-budget films but also remarkable films made in different political regimes by film-makers with little resources.

I really want to do something in Europe. With a small movie, it can be an interesting challenge. But I have to get the right project. I don't think it's so important to go to Hollywood. All that trash that comes out of there! I don't want to do that.

I'd like to do one European film a year.

Hollywood exists only for the B-movies. The best things are coming from Europe.

I must say, to my great surprise and pleasure, I deeply loved making movies in the United States because of all the opportunities it gave me to work with people that I admire as artists.

I've been able to work with great directors in Israel.

As a director, or just a film fan who wants to enjoy the festival, Cannes is the worst place to be. But it must be a paradise for distributors and importers.

Every week, I take two phone calls or meetings with an aspiring producer or director.

I am honored to be one of this year's Urbanworld ambassadors for the festival's 20th anniversary, joining my friend David Oyelowo. I have always had a special relationship with Urbanworld, back to my days as a festival publicist to previewing my earlier films and now as an ambassador.

Cannes is a lot of work, since it's a market festival and a serious festival, and they really work you, understandably.

I would love to just keep working with really great directors who really inspire me.

Working with directors like Gurinder Chadha was a learning experience for me.

Working with Subhash Ghai is always a different experience. Subhashji is my mentor. I'm always glad to work with him.

My biggest inspiration is to work with interesting filmmakers and learn from them in any way that I can.

I was super happy when I went to Cannes Film Festival - I got a full sponsorship from my favourite Danish brand, Mads Norgaard.

The films that are coming out of SXSW are incredible, and they should get the same bids that films at Sundance are getting.

Whenever I can make it work out, and schedule permitting, I like to help young filmmakers.

I'm trying to keep a good record and do interesting movies with interesting filmmakers.

I can't wait for the rest of my career to meet these young writers and filmmakers so that I can produce and push a lot of their stories out there.

You know, independent films have been institutionalized, practically. Every studio has got a boutique arthouse label. There's like, 18 different independent film-financing funds. In fact, I think the children of those films are getting made. A more interesting question is whether those films are going to get seen and appreciated.

If I had not made a film like 'Vaanaprastham,' I would not have been able to go to Cannes or any other festival. I would not have had a chance to act as a Kathakali artiste. I would not have had a chance to be with some of the greatest Kathakali artistes. I consider all this my good fortune.

I don't know what my ambitions are until they turn up really but I'd love to work with Shane Meadows, I know that much!

I've been pretty lucky to work with directors who were quite influenced by European cinema.

Cannes is the largest festival of world cinema.

I will continue to work with newbies as long as the script and the director are good.