Quotes from Christopher Nolan

Restfully reassured by his new friends, Joseph now nominated God in a new light, 'Man is God hesitant and God is Man hesitantly trying to help.

Every film should have its own world, a logic and feel to it that expands beyond the exact image that the audience is seeing.

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

The scientific method, I think, is the highest philosophical height that mankind has ever produced. It seeks constantly to disprove itself. What other philosophy is there that does that?

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 something really special.

How can you move faster than possible, fight longer than possible without the most powerful impulse of the spirit: the fear of death.

What's happened, happened. Which is an expression of faith in the mechanics of the world. It's not an excuse to do nothing.

The night is darkest before the dawn. And I promise you, the dawn is coming.

Todos necesitamos espejos para recordarnos a nosotros mismos quienes somos. Yo no soy diferente - Memento

Tengo que creer en un mundo que existe fuera de mi cabeza; creer que mis actos tienen algun significado aunque yo no los recuerde; tengo que creer que cuando mis ojos están cerrados el mundo sigue ahí.

Tú no buscas la verdad. Tú fabricas tu propia verdad. - Memento

How could you understand? Do you know what it is to be a lover? To be half of a whole?

Film is the best way to capture an image and project that image. It just is, hands down.

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 technology that's been known and understood for a hundred years, and it's extremely reliable.

When you're dealing with the world of dreams, the psyche, and potential of a human mind, there has to be emotional stakes. You have to deal with issues of memory and desire.