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

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 as though it really existed.

— Christopher Nolan

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 Hercules: he's a human being, very flawed, and bridges the divide.

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

— Christopher Nolan

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

— 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 skeptical of the technology.

— Christopher Nolan

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 as though it really existed.

— Christopher Nolan

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

— Christopher Nolan

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

— 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