152 Quotes by Christopher Nolan

You musn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling.

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

You’re never going to learn something as profoundly as when it’s purely out of curiosity.

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.

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

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)

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.

(On "Following") We've got a pretty serious claim on being the cheapest film ever made.

Don't talk like you're one of them! You're not... even if you'd like to be. To them you're just a freak, like me. They need you right now, but when they don't, they'll cast you out. Like a leper. See, their morals, their "code"... it's a bad joke, dropped at the first sign of trouble. They're only as good as the world allows them to be. I'll show you. When the chips are down, these uh, these "civilized people", they'll eat each other. See, I'm not a monster. I'm just ahead of the curve.