20 Best Quotes From Christopher Nolan Movies

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Chances are you have already watched Inception or Interstellar, or maybe The Dark Knight Trilogy.14.“You either die a hero or live long enough to become the villain”- The Dark KnightWhether it is the question of moral compass, the never-ending debate between good and evil, or the enthralling concepts of grey characters, Christopher Nolan has captured many themes in his...

Chances are you have already watched Inception or Interstellar, or maybe The Dark Knight Trilogy. You must have understood by now that Nolan’s movies are visually satisfying and have a mind-bending storyline. In this blog, we have listed some of the best quotes from Christopher Nolan’s Movies.

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Here are the 20 Best Quotes from Christopher Nolan Movies that are a homage to the stunning plots of his masterpieces-
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Here are the 20 Best Quotes from Christopher Nolan Movies that are a homage to the stunning plots of his masterpieces-

“What is the most resilient parasite? Bacteria? A virus? An intestinal worm? An idea. Resilient. Highly contagious. Once an idea has taken hold of the brain, it’s almost impossible to eradicate. An idea that is fully formed — fully understood —that sticks” – Inception
“A good cop can’t sleep because he’s missing a piece of the puzzle. And a bad cop can’t sleep because his conscience won’t let him”- Insomnia
“The audience knows the truth, the world is simple. It’s miserable, solid all the way through. But if you could fool them, even for a second, you could make them wonder. And then you got to see something very special”- The Prestige
“You wanna know how I got these scars? My father was a drinker and a fiend. And one night, he goes off crazier than usual. Mommy grabs the kitchen knife to defend herself. He doesn’t like that. Not. One. Bit. So, watching, he takes the knife to her, laughing while he does it. He turns to me and says, ‘Why so serious?’ He comes at me with the knife. ‘Why so serious?’ Sticks the blade in my mouth. ‘Let’s put a smile on that face!’- The Dark Knight
“Why do we fall, Bruce? So we can learn to pick ourselves up”- Batman Begins

“So you lie to yourself to be happy. There’s nothing wrong with that. We all do it”- Memento
“Love is the one thing we’re capable of perceiving that transcends dimensions of time and space. Maybe we should trust that, even if we can’t understand it”- Interstellar
“People need dramatic examples to shake them out of apathy, and I can’t do that as Bruce Wayne. As a man, I’m flesh and blood, I can be ignored, I can be destroyed, but as a symbol… as a symbol, I can be incorruptible, I can be everlasting”- Batman Begins
“You’re familiar with the phrase “Man’s reach exceeds his grasp”? It’s a lie. Man’s grasp exceeds his nerve”- The Prestige
“Sometimes the truth isn’t good enough. Sometimes people deserve more. Sometimes people deserve to have their faith rewarded.”- The Dark Knight

“We’re the people saving the world from what might have been. The world will never know what could happen. And even if they did, they wouldn’t care. Because no one cares about the bomb that didn’t go off. Only the one that did.”- Tenet
“If you make yourself more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal, and if they can’t stop you, then you become something else entirely”- Batman Begins
“You think darkness is your ally? But you merely adopted the dark. I was born in it. Molded by it.”- The Dark Knight Rises

14.“You either die a hero or live long enough to become the villain”- The Dark Knight

“We used to look up in the sky and wonder at our place in the stars. Now we just look down and worry about our place in the dirt.”- Interstellar

“Murphy’s law doesn’t mean that something bad will happen. What it means is whatever can happen, will happen”- Interstellar
“Memory can change the shape of a room; it can change the color of a car. And memories can be distorted. They’re just an interpretation; they’re not a record, and they’re irrelevant if you have the facts”- Memento
“If you’re good at something, never do it for free.”- The Dark Knight
“Whatever doesn’t kill you, simply makes you… stranger”- The Dark Knight
“Men my age dictate this war. Why should we be allowed to send our children to fight it?”- Dunkirk

Conclusion

Whether it is the question of moral compass, the never-ending debate between good and evil, or the enthralling concepts of grey characters, Christopher Nolan has captured many themes in his works. Which one of these movies did you like the most?