[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Nolan Archive [@NolanAnalyst](/creator/twitter/NolanAnalyst) on x 200.5K followers Created: 2025-07-07 14:49:00 UTC Christopher Nolan explains his mindset before making a film: “We put a lot into the films. I had lunch with a producer a few years ago, a very successful producer, not somebody I’ve worked with, and he was curious about my process. At some point, I said, ‘Every film I do, I have to believe that I’m making the best film that’s ever been made.’ He was absolutely shocked by this. It just never occurred to him that someone would think like that. And that, to me, was truly shocking, because films are really hard to make. I’m not going to say it’s the hardest job in the world—I’ve never tried coal mining—but they are all-consuming. Your family life, everything goes into it for a couple of years. So it had never occurred to me there were people doing it who weren’t trying to make the best film that ever was. Why would you otherwise? Even if it’s not going to be the best film that’s ever been made, you have to believe that it could be. You just pour yourself into it and when it affects someone that way, that is a huge thrill for me—huge thrill. I feel like I have managed to wrap them up in it the way I try to wrap myself up.”  XXXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [mindset](/topic/mindset) [Post Link](https://x.com/NolanAnalyst/status/1942234400143409595)
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Christopher Nolan explains his mindset before making a film:
“We put a lot into the films. I had lunch with a producer a few years ago, a very successful producer, not somebody I’ve worked with, and he was curious about my process. At some point, I said, ‘Every film I do, I have to believe that I’m making the best film that’s ever been made.’ He was absolutely shocked by this. It just never occurred to him that someone would think like that. And that, to me, was truly shocking, because films are really hard to make. I’m not going to say it’s the hardest job in the world—I’ve never tried coal mining—but they are all-consuming. Your family life, everything goes into it for a couple of years. So it had never occurred to me there were people doing it who weren’t trying to make the best film that ever was. Why would you otherwise? Even if it’s not going to be the best film that’s ever been made, you have to believe that it could be. You just pour yourself into it and when it affects someone that way, that is a huge thrill for me—huge thrill. I feel like I have managed to wrap them up in it the way I try to wrap myself up.”
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