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For if the mystery concealed of old is made manifest to the Apostles through the prophetic writings, and if the prophets, being wise men, understood what proceeded from their own mouths, then the prophets knew what was made manifest to the Apostles. ↗

— Origen

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We must believe what is good and true about the prophets, that they were sages, that they did understand what proceeded from their mouths, and that they bore prudence on their lips. ↗

— Origen

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Several things about Reagan are unusual in a public man. He was not a typical politician at all, but a private man in public life. ↗

— Lyn Nofziger

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But 'Memento' was so successful, such a huge cult hit, almost on the scale of a large film. If that had happened, with all the acclaim, before the next job, I'd have found it very difficult to figure out what to do next. ↗

— Christopher Nolan

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I think there's a vague sense out there that movies are becoming more and more unreal. I know I've felt it. ↗

— Christopher Nolan

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I've been interested in dreams since I as a kid and I've wanted to do a film about them for a long time. ↗

— Christopher Nolan

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I've never read Joseph Campbell, and I don't know all that much about story archetypes. ↗

— Christopher Nolan

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My approach with actors is to try and give them whatever it is they need from me. Direction to me is about listening and responding and realizing how much they need to know from me and how much they have figured out for themselves, really. ↗

— Christopher Nolan

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One of the things you do as a writer and as a filmmaker is grasp for resonant symbols and imagery without necessarily fully understanding it yourself. ↗

— Christopher Nolan

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Revenge is a particularly interesting concept, especially the notion of whether or not it exists outside of just an abstract idea. ↗

— Christopher Nolan

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