Nolan – Quotes

J.J. Abrams and Jonah

J.J. Abrams and Jonah Nolan and Lisa Joy, who are brilliant people, so I knew it [Westworld] was going to be amazing. Evan Rachel Wood

Needless to say, I

Needless to say, I have more no-hitters than Nolan Ryan. Ernie Harwell

It’s almost inherent, but I’m a massive Stanley Kubrick fan. I’m a big admirer of what guys like Christopher Nolan have been able to do. For me, to be able to try to make big films that reach a lot of people, and that hopefully have something to say, is a lofty goal, but that’s … Read more

I guess I’m the

I guess I’m the only guy old enough to figure him (Nolan Ryan, 1-Hitter Game in 1991) out. Dave Winfield

I feel like the

I feel like the big twist shows are now off the table. I think Westworld was probably the last one to Trojan horse this idea of the young man in black. They were doing non-linear storytelling, but disguising it. Jonah Nolan and Lisa Joy have spoken openly about how they just didn’t think people were … Read more

Some of the things

Some of the things I love the most are when a writer or a visionary takes on sort of an iconic character and then spins it. Like with Frank Miller, Batman was this one thing for basically forty years, and then Frank Miller came along and said he can also be this other thing. And … Read more

There’s no question about

There’s no question about it. If you look at the map, there’s hardly any [Democrats representing rural districts]. There’s me, [Rick] Nolan, [Tim] Walz, [Dave] Loebsack and Cheri Bustos. So that’s five. And all the rest of them are in urban cities. That’s a problem. Collin Peterson

I was obsessed with

I was obsessed with Batman as a kid. I did the film in part just to be near the Batmobile. But I also think [director] Christopher Nolan made a very fine, intelligent film. Cillian Murphy

The atmosphere and the

The atmosphere and the environment that you get on a Chris Nolan film that he and Emma [Tomson] create is one where you feel very safe and very confident and able to experiment with characters. It’s a great place to be as an actor. Christopher Nolan

Chris [ Nolan] and

Chris [ Nolan] and I have a strange way of working from the non-movie process, where after all these conversations and reading the script and more conversations, Chris went out and shot the films and the first thing he did, he wouldn’t show it to me until I had written the music – not out … Read more