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People want to see something that shows them you can do what you say. That's the trick.

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Christopher Nolan
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: July 30
Actor
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Film Director
Film Editing
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London
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Christopher Jonathan James Nolan
Nolan
Christopher Edward Nolan
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If I could steal someone's dream myself, I'd have to go for one of Orson Welles.
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What I try to do is write from the inside out. I really try to jump into the world of the film and the characters, try to imagine myself in that world rather than imagining it as a film I'm watching onscreen. Sometimes, that means I'm discovering things the way the audience will, with character and story.
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You musn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling.
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A camera is a camera, a shot is a shot, how you tell the story is the main thing.
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I have to believe that when my eyes are closed, the world's still there. (Leonard Shelby, Memento)
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I have always been a big fan of the character and am more of a moviegoer than a comic book guy, there is always something about the character of Batman that is very elemental. There is a great powerful myth to the character and romantic element that draws from a lot of literary sources
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There are points where you worry that you might be putting too much in and alienating the audience. But, funnily enough, some of those fears aren't correct.
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I think audiences get too comfortable and familiar in today's movies. They believe everything they're hearing and seeing. I like to shake that up.
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I will miss the Batman. I like to think that he'll miss me, but he's never been particularly sentimental.
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The only job that was ever of interest to me other than filmmaking is architecture.
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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 facts. (Leonard Shelby, Memento)
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I've always been a movie guy, movies have been my thing. I love movies, all kinds of movies.
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I want to be surprised and entertained by a movie, so that's what we're trying to do for the audience. Obviously, we also have to sell the film.
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I'm taking a bit of a wait-and-see attitude towards 3D.
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I'm a very fortunate person. I get to choose the movies that I want to do. I have a lot of friends in this industry that don't get to do that. I grew up in L.A. A lot of my friends are actors so I realize every day how lucky I am to have this opportunity, so while I'm here, I'm going to try to do exactly what I want.
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In Hollywood there's a great openness, almost a voracious appetite for new people. In England there's a great suspicion of the new. In cultural terms, that can be a good thing, but when you're trying to break into the film industry, it's definitely a bad thing.
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Every Great Story deserves a Great Ending and 'The Dark Knight Rises' is our Attempt to give that GREAT story, a GREAT ENDING.
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I never meet anybody who actually likes the format, and it’s always a source of great concern to me when you’re charging a higher price for something that nobody seems to really say they have any great love for.
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I made 'Batman' the way I made every other film, and I've done it to my own satisfaction - because the film, truly, is exactly the way I wanted it to be.
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The best actors instinctively feel out what the other actors need, and they just accommodate it.
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