Christopher Nolan began the core idea for Inception at about sixteen, then spent roughly two decades making it.

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 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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After exhausting school days, Christopher Nolan stayed awake in the dark listening to film scores.

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