You cannot live life without consequences. Whenever you do something, there will be a consequence. Just like violence [on film] only works if there’s a consequence. You can’t just be violent for violence’s sake, because it’s not emotionally engaging. - Nicolas Winding Refn
Albert was fun because he was so into it but he was also very nervous of it, especially when he had to kill people. I’d have to be like, “No, Albert, harder! No Albert, stab him!” Eventually I was like, “Kill the fucking guy!” So, it was a constant evolution but in the end he became like a killing machine. - Nicolas Winding Refn on Albert Brooks
“Hey, you want a toothpick?”
One of 30-ish portraits for my new show which opens tonight at 7pm at Mondo Gallery in Austin, TX.