Christopher Nolan identifies as a craftsman rather than an artist, putting the making ahead of artistic status.

Only 20 of Dunkirk’s more than 600 crew members could read its individually watermarked script.

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Inception took 23 years, incorporating Nolan’s adolescence, university, Hollywood career, later…

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Christopher Nolan began the core idea for Inception at about sixteen, then spent roughly two…

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Christopher Nolan shot his first film only on weekends for almost a year, affording just 10 to 15…

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Christopher Nolan avoids email and smartphones, using a flip phone and an assistant before meeting…

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Christopher Nolan placed his home and production facility back to back, reducing his commute to…

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Christopher Nolan refuses a second unit and shoots every frame himself on his films.

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Christopher Nolan’s rejection from film school redirected his effort toward developing Memento…

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