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☆ Christopher Nolan's actors love this quality about him: 'He won't ask anyone to do anything that he's not 1,000% willing to do himself'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Christopher Nolan's quirks as a director are well known, from the absence of chairs on his sets to his refusal to use a smartphone or email. Robert Downey Jr., who appeared in Nolan's historical epic "Oppenheimer" this past summer, says the 53-year-old director has a very specific quality that makes him a great leader. "He won't ask anyone to do anything that he's not a thousand percent willing to do himself, twice as hard," Downey Jr. told Variety in a joint interview with costars Cillian Murphy and Emily Blunt last month. A Nolan set, Murphy said, can feel "a bit like a private, intimate laboratory," something he appreciates as a performer. "Oppenheimer" earned 13 nominations at next month's Oscars, including acting nods for Murphy, Downey Jr. and Blunt, as well as Best Director for Nolan.

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☆ Christopher Nolan personally delivered the 'Oppenheimer' script to Cillian Murphy in Ireland, the Oscar-nominated actor said
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Cillian Murphy told GQ that Christopher Nolan flew to Ireland to give him the "Oppenheimer" script. The same ritual happens every time Nolan wants Murphy to star in a new film, the actor said. Murphy added that Nolan's family sometimes drops off the scripts when Nolan is busy. AdvertisementCillian Murphy and Christopher Nolan have been working together for roughly 20 years, but Nolan still personally delivers his scripts to Murphy. Murphy told GQ in an interview published on Tuesday that Nolan — who lives in Los Angeles — flew all the way to Ireland — where the actor currently lives — to give him the "Oppenheimer" script.

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☆ Robert Downey Jr.’s Post-Marvel Balancing Act
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( David Marchese | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

So from where you’re sitting, do you feel as if you’re able to make sense of the business right now? Robert Downey Jr. in “Oppenheimer.” Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal PicturesIs it right that you’re remaking “Vertigo”? Downey on “Downey’s Dream Cars.” MaxDowney with his son Exton Elias and father, Robert Downey Sr., in “Sr.” (2022). I’m saying that doing the right thing for the right reasons gives you an advantage in spirit. You know, there’s part of me that thinks I should be a writer or an entrepreneur or I could blah, blah, blah.

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