Jonathan Nolan Quotes

Personally, I love books, and I am interested in the notion that stories are told better in different media depending on the story.

Books and movies are different art forms with different rules. And because of that, they never translate exactly.

There are very few films that work like a novel.

TV is where a writer can write his novel.

I love movies. Movies have influenced me as a writer.

A good story is a good story, whatever the medium.

I've always had an interest in story-telling and history and just film and art in general, but particularly when it comes to storytelling, I think the reason why we became involved in film is because we wanted to get some great stories out there.

Making a movie to entertain people, that's just as important as telling people about our stories.

I never made a clear-cut in my mind between theatre and film, as I always felt that at the heart of both of them is storytelling and acting.

Cinema is a medium that can translate ideas.

Storytelling is about listening in any media.

Film and art are close together.

The beauty of cinema is that it can do some things that novels just can't.

I think cinema has this beautiful component. It's a universal language.

I believe that the story is the most important element of any medium whether it's theater, film, TV.

Cinema is an infinite medium, so we should take advantage of it, I think.

Platforms - they come and go, but storytelling is forever.

Entertainment is a great form of being able to tell a story and to spread a message.

Whether you're an actor, producer, writer, or director, it's all about the story you're going to tell.

Television is so neat; I grew up doing theater, and I've done a bit of film. I know I'm stating the obvious, but it's a unique storytelling form in that it's able to constantly evolve.

You know, things that might work in a book just do not work in the visual medium of movies.

A lot of directors understand everything but the story.

Moviemaking is about telling a story. And you need to know what story you are going to tell.

Where film can eat up story, theatre needs space and breath.

With a movie, you have the power of putting out an idea about the world and for people to take it seriously.