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Timothée Chalamet talks about his backstage photo with Christopher Nolan: “The whole experience with Nolan I was like, I felt totally like 17 again… I said to him, ‘Chris I’m a 30 year old man.’ He said, ‘Not to me, you’re not.’”

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Christopher Nolan reveals the first time an actor said no to him was David Bowie, and he had to personally beg him to change his mind. Jimmy Fallon: Have you ever gotten a “no”? Christopher Nolan: Have I ever gotten a “no”? Yeah, I have. Jimmy Fallon: Besides me when I said I didn’t want to do Batman. Christopher Nolan: The only “no” I’ll admit to is David Bowie for The Prestige. He was my great idol, and I thought he’d be perfect to play Nikola Tesla. Christopher Nolan: We sent him the script and everything, and he said no. It was the first time I ever went back and said, “Can I just go and meet him? Can I try and convince him in the room?” Christopher Nolan: They agreed, so I quickly wrote him a better speech for his first appearance, showed up with a new script, and basically begged. I managed to turn that “no” into a “yes.” Jimmy Fallon: Yes! But you did get a “no” from the coolest kid in school.

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I have one question for the Christopher Nolan haters/for all the folks on this here app who questioned Nolan: what’s it like being on the wrong side of history? I’m truly, genuinely asking. What’s it like having to go to sleep at night knowing you were so fucking wrong? Face the music. Look in the mirror. Christopher Nolan just brushed you off his shoulder.

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47,336 views • 11 months ago

Christopher Nolan is the only thing on my mind. I’m seeing The Odyssey in 9 days and it feels an eternity. I can’t wait any longer & every review makes me more impatient. I still can’t believe some of you on this app doubted Nolan even for a second. This man cares too much about Cinema to let us down. I can’t wait.

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Matt Damon says Christopher Nolan was the only exception to the acting break he promised his wife Stephen: "you and your wife agreed that you wouldn’t act for a while. So what gives? Matt: “We had a very specific arrangement. I had a feeling Chris Nolan might have a movie coming up. I had no idea if there was a part for me, but I left that one door open. I said, ‘If Chris Nolan were to call me...’” “Our marriage is the second most important thing. No, that’s not true. To be fair, she’s a massive fan of his movies too. She was like, ‘If he calls, then you can do that.’ Then he did, which was great”

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John Leguizamo on working with Christopher Nolan for ‘The Odyssey’ and the personal qualities he brought to his character Eumaeus: “I am a loyal guy so I brought that part of myself to the movie”

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13,345 views • 1 month ago

When I tell you the more this man talks, the more I love him! I mean this! 🥹 They were talking about who Ilhan is behind the cameras because he doesn’t share his private life, where he goes on vacation, or what he does, and he was like, let’s say there is a place that is special to me… “When I share something, I think about those who will see it, whether they are at the same level as me, in the same environment, or the same financial strength — and I don’t just mean people who have less, but also those who have more. Maybe they have much more. That’s not an issue at all. I just don’t want anyone to feel a longing or pain there.” And he goes like, “I really cannot do it. Like a meal, a vacation, or something else. I can’t share this! Because I try to show that sensitivity every single time.” Like… HOW am I supposed to not love this man more after hearing him talk like this?! 😭🫂

When I tell you the more this man talks, the more I love him! I mean this! 🥹 They were talking about who Ilhan is behind the cameras because he doesn’t share his private life, where he goes on vacation, or what he does, and he was like, let’s say there is a place that is special to me… “When I share something, I think about those who will see it, whether they are at the same level as me, in the same environment, or the same financial strength — and I don’t just mean people who have less, but also those who have more. Maybe they have much more. That’s not an issue at all. I just don’t want anyone to feel a longing or pain there.” And he goes like, “I really cannot do it. Like a meal, a vacation, or something else. I can’t share this! Because I try to show that sensitivity every single time.” Like… HOW am I supposed to not love this man more after hearing him talk like this?! 😭🫂

Maurora🫦

12,591 views • 8 days ago

🐥 I can read his mind just by breathing now 🐥 I know his mood instantly jimin reading jungkook's mind without him having to say a single word is something very deep and genuine… no wonder jungkook chooses jimin every time he needs someone to lean on

🐥 I can read his mind just by breathing now 🐥 I know his mood instantly jimin reading jungkook's mind without him having to say a single word is something very deep and genuine… no wonder jungkook chooses jimin every time he needs someone to lean on

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Christopher Nolan confirms The Odyssey was completed ahead of schedule and under budget. Christopher Nolan: So, you’re asking a lot of the studio, you’re asking a lot of the cast and everybody. Um, you know, I like to say it was a very hard movie, but hard for all the right reasons. You know, it’s The Odyssey, it should be hard. Um… Jon Stewart: It shows up on screen. I mean, all of it shows up on screen. Christopher Nolan: Thank you. Jon Stewart: And someone was telling me that you actually completed it ahead of schedule, as you have with all of your movies, and under budget. Christopher Nolan: Yes. Jon Stewart: Never happens! [Audience laughter and applause.] Never happens! I mean, it’s just… wow. Christopher Nolan: Well, I mean, the reality is, you know, we went in at a hundred days. Um, and by day ninety-one, we couldn’t have taken another step. So, we finished… we finished at the right time. Jon Stewart: You were done. Christopher Nolan: We were done. Everybody was done. I mean, people were just exhausted.

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Ruzy.hl

159,873 views • 1 month ago

“He gonna have to block it every time, I ain’t gonna stop going downhill. I told him that when he said a little something… He gonna have to block it every time, man. I know he ain’t gonna block it every single time. I’m gonna dunk on him” - TJ Shannon on Victor Wembanyama

“He gonna have to block it every time, I ain’t gonna stop going downhill. I told him that when he said a little something… He gonna have to block it every time, man. I know he ain’t gonna block it every single time. I’m gonna dunk on him” - TJ Shannon on Victor Wembanyama

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1,271,554 views • 3 months ago

Jake Gyllenhaal says Christopher Nolan personally called him after he auditioned for Batman and lost the role to Christian Bale “You've gone through the auditions and then you get to the room. It's like a screen test, and you put on the thing. You put on the costume” Howard: “Then you get that far where it's down to you, Christian Bale, and I don't know how many other guys. Then who calls you to say, ‘No, they gave it to Christian,’ after all that prep and everything you put into it?” Jake: “I remember getting a call from Christopher Nolan and just being like, I actually got a call personally from Christopher Nolan. That's pretty cool. I've gotten pretty far. I went from them going, ‘We're not so sure about him,’ to a call saying, ‘We were really thinking about you for this.’ And I'm like, all right. I should keep going”

Jake Gyllenhaal says Christopher Nolan personally called him after he auditioned for Batman and lost the role to Christian Bale “You've gone through the auditions and then you get to the room. It's like a screen test, and you put on the thing. You put on the costume” Howard: “Then you get that far where it's down to you, Christian Bale, and I don't know how many other guys. Then who calls you to say, ‘No, they gave it to Christian,’ after all that prep and everything you put into it?” Jake: “I remember getting a call from Christopher Nolan and just being like, I actually got a call personally from Christopher Nolan. That's pretty cool. I've gotten pretty far. I went from them going, ‘We're not so sure about him,’ to a call saying, ‘We were really thinking about you for this.’ And I'm like, all right. I should keep going”

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