Christopher Nolan Quotes

“You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain.”
― Christopher J. Nolan, The Dark Knight

“You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling.”
― Eames, Inception

“Such is the great nature of man, it resides the true face beneath a glittering masquerade.”
― K. Hari Kumar, That Frequent Visitor

“the mind can always trace the genesis of an idea... provided it has enough time to do so...”
― Dmitry Dyatlov

“I've never read the feminist version of The Odyssey, but I imagine it goes something like this:

"Odysseus was a man. A complicated man. (Did I mention he was a prick and a fucker with a revolting rapist penis too? Well, he was and he did have one.)

Odysseus was at the apex of an oppressive Greek patriarchy, perhaps the OG patriarchy. He had "men" under his command. I suppose you're wondering what these "men" were like? (Hint: see above.)

(N.B. If I have accidentally written anything remotely complimentary or positive about men, please contact my publisher and I will retract it in future editions.)

Being toxically masculine, Odysseus abandoned his wife Penelope and their son and disappeared for twenty years for island hook-ups with nymphs and to commit ableist, homicidal thuggery against one-eyed, cave-dwelling primitives. Meanwhile, Penelope, the real hero of this epic — afflicted by her internalised misogyny — defended the oppressive marriage through the menial, degrading task of weaving, while resisting the 108 potential rapists who had moved into his home and wanted her sexually non-stop.”
― Stewart Stafford

“A face.

A fleet.

A war.

A man.

A thought.

A trick.”
― Christopher Nolan, The Odyssey

“CALYPSO
You want to remember. But what if remembering destroys your
happiness?


ODYSSEUS


Then it wasn’t real. Or earned.”
― Christopher Nolan, The Odyssey

“Hunting’s nothing but fighting with stealth.”
― Christopher Nolan, The Odyssey

“After years of war, no one could stand between my men and home. Not even me.”
― Christopher Nolan, The Odyssey

“PENELOPE
What if we ran?

Took your fastest ship and brightest crew and headed for the
horizon?

Held hands on deck as we sailed into the unknown west...

Chasing the escaping sun...”
― Christopher Nolan, The Odyssey