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The only job that was ever of interest to me other than filmmaking is architecture.

I'm taking a bit of a wait-and-see attitude towards 3D.

We all wake up in the morning wanting to live our lives the way we know we should. But we usually do...

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For the last 10 years, I've felt increasing pressure to stop shooting film and start shooting video,...

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I don't particularly enjoy watching films in 3D because I think that a well-shot and well-projected ...

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I've been interested in dreams since I as a kid and I've wanted to do a film about them for a long t...

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I have been interested in dreams, really since I was a kid. I have always been fascinated by the ide...

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I have to believe that when my eyes are closed, the world's still there. (Leonard Shelby, Memento)

I always thought the joy of reading a book is not knowing what happens next. (Leonard Shelby, Mement...

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Memory can change the shape of a room; it can change the color of a car. And memories can be distort...

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I think there's a vague sense out there that movies are becoming more and more unreal. I know I've f...

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You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.

I've always been a movie guy, movies have been my thing. I love movies, all kinds of movies.

Bruce Wayne/Batman: A hero can be anyone, even a man doing something as simple and reassuring as put...

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But I have been interested in dreams, really since I was a kid. I have always been fascinated by the...

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You’re never going to learn something as profoundly as when it’s purely out of curiosity.

For me, Batman is the one that can most clearly be taken seriously. He's not from another planet, or...

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The audience knows the truth, the world is simple. It's miserable, solid all the way through. But if...

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Christopher Nolan

Film director

Born: 1970-07-30

Died: N/A

Christopher Edward Nolan CBE (born 30 July 1970, in London, England) is a British-American film director, producer, and screenwriter. His films have grossed more than US$5 billion worldwide, and have garnered 11 Academy Awards from 36 nominations. Among his films are Following, Memento, Insomnia, Batman Begins, The Prestige, The Dark Knight, Inception, Interstellar and Dunkirk. He won an Academy Award for Best Director for his latest film Oppenheimer (2023), which also won Best Picture.More