“ For me, Batman is the one that can most clearly be taken seriously. He's not from another planet, or filled with radioactive gunk. I mean, Superman is essentially a god, but Batman is more like Hercul… Christopher Nolan
“ Bruce Wayne/Batman: A hero can be anyone, even a man doing something as simple and reassuring as putting a coat on a young boy's shoulders to let him know that the world hadn't ended. Christopher Nolan
“ The only job that was ever of interest to me other than filmmaking is architecture. Christopher Nolan
“ Yeah, it's odd when you look back at your own work. Some filmmakers don't look back at their work at all. I look at my work a lot, actually. I feel like I learned something while looking at stuff I've… Christopher Nolan
“ I've always been a movie guy, movies have been my thing. I love movies, all kinds of movies. Christopher Nolan
“ I think there's a vague sense out there that movies are becoming more and more unreal. I know I've felt it. Christopher Nolan
“ I've been interested in dreams since I as a kid and I've wanted to do a film about them for a long time. Christopher Nolan
“ I always thought the joy of reading a book is not knowing what happens next. (Leonard Shelby, Memento) Christopher Nolan
“ For the last 10 years, I've felt increasing pressure to stop shooting film and start shooting video, but I've never understood why. It's cheaper to work on film, it's far better looking, it's the tech… Christopher Nolan
“ Memory can change the shape of a room; it can change the color of a car. And memories can be distorted. They're just an interpretation, they're not a record, and they're irrelevant if you have the fac… Christopher Nolan
“ But I have been interested in dreams, really since I was a kid. I have always been fascinated by the idea that your mind, when you are asleep, can create a world in a dream and you are perceiving it a… Christopher Nolan
“ I don't particularly enjoy watching films in 3D because I think that a well-shot and well-projected film has a very three-dimensional quality to it, so I'm somewhat sceptical of the technology. Christopher Nolan
“ You know when Hollywood does a great big blockbuster that really wraps you up in a world, and lets you believe in extraordinary things that move you in some way, in an almost operatic sensibility? Tha… Christopher Nolan
“ We all wake up in the morning wanting to live our lives the way we know we should. But we usually don't, in small ways. That's what makes a character like Batman so fascinating. He plays out our confl… Christopher Nolan
“ But in the back of my mind I've always looked to the biggest-scale Hollywood movies. Because to me the most satisfying experience is of watching a movie, if it's done really well. And so that aspirati… Christopher Nolan
“ I have to believe that when my eyes are closed, the world's still there. (Leonard Shelby, Memento) Christopher Nolan
“ The audience knows the truth, the world is simple. It's miserable, solid all the way through. But if you could fool them, even for a second, then you can make them wonder, and then you got to see some… Christopher Nolan
“ To be honest, I don't enjoy watching movies much when I'm working. They tend to fall apart on me a bit. Christopher Nolan
“ But, in each case, as a filmmaker who's been given sizable budgets with which to work, I feel a responsibility to the audience to be shooting with the absolute highest quality technology that I can an… Christopher Nolan
