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Christopher Edward Nolan is an English film director, screenwriter, and producer who holds dual British and American citizenship. He is one of the highest-grossing directors in history, and among the most successful and acclaimed filmmakers of the 21st century.

Having made his directorial debut with Following , Nolan gained considerable attention for his second feature, Memento , for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay. The acclaim garnered by his independent films gave Nolan the opportunity to make the big-budget thriller Insomnia and the mystery drama The Prestige . He found further popular and critical success with The Dark Knight Trilogy ; Inception , which received eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay; Interstellar and Dunkirk . His ten films have grossed over US$4.7 billion worldwide and garnered a total of 26 Oscar nominations and seven wins. Nolan has co-written several of his films with his brother, Jonathan, and runs the production company Syncopy Inc. with his wife, Emma Thomas. In addition to his filmmaking, he is a vocal advocate for film preservation and the continued availability of film stock.

Nolan's films are rooted in philosophical, sociological and ethical concepts, exploring human morality, causality, the construction of time, and the malleable nature of memory and personal identity. His body of work is permeated by materialistic perspectives, labyrinthine plots, nonlinear storytelling, practical special effects, and analogous relationships between visual language and narrative elements.

✵ 30. July 1970
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Famous Christopher Nolan Quotes

“You take an objective approach at times to get you through things, and you take a subjective approach at other times, and that allows you to find an emotional experience for the audience.”

Chris Nolan Q&A About 'Inception' http://deadline.com/2011/01/oscar-christopher-nolan-qa-inceptions-writer-director-is-a-hollwood-original-94704
Context: 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. Other times, you’re plotting it out with diagrams and taking a very objective view. Writing, for me, is a combination of both. You take an objective approach at times to get you through things, and you take a subjective approach at other times, and that allows you to find an emotional experience for the audience.

“The ultimate embodiment of Bruce Wayne. He has exactly the balance of darkness and light that we were looking for.”

On Christian Bale playing the lead role in Batman Begins, in StudioBriefing (12 September 2003)

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