I consider my job as a screenwriter to pack a script with possibilities and ideas - to create a feast for the filmmaker to pick from. Jonathan Nolan createfeastfilmmaker Change image and share on social
I don't like things I work on to have political didacticism - there are questions, but not messages. Jonathan Nolan didacticismmessagepolitical Change image and share on social
We have been crafted by disaster to push out to the utmost horizon to find out what's on the other side of it. That's in our nature. What's also in our nature is a profound love and connection to our children and our communities. Those two things are very much at conflict with one another at certain moments. Jonathan Nolan childcommunityconflict share on social
In terms of long-term durable storage, the human mind, paradoxically, is pretty good, but it's very fragile. Jonathan Nolan durablefragilegood Change image and share on social
It's always gratifying to hear that people are excited by something that you've been excited to make. Jonathan Nolan excitegratifyhave Change image and share on social
One of the things I love about working with my brother is that there's a commitment there - an unwavering commitment. From our basement in Illinois when I was three years old to Iceland on a frozen glacier with Matthew McConaughey and Matt Damon in spacesuits - there's a commitment to the pure spectacle, the pure cinema of it. Jonathan Nolan basementbrothercinema share on social
When you have a smartphone, the things that it can do are kind of ridiculous and terrifying. Jonathan Nolan kindridiculoussmartphone Change image and share on social
People are fascinated, for whatever reason, by human drama, and the idea that cameras are capturing ambient stories. Jonathan Nolan ambientcameracapture Change image and share on social
My earliest memories are making little Super 8 films - or watching my brother make stop-motion space spectaculars. Jonathan Nolan brotherearlyfilm Change image and share on social