Nolan Quotations

Each director is different. Clint Eastwood and Chris Nolan are completely different, and I need to adjust to the story and character and the director and just my duty as an actor.

Nolan has the strangest affect on people. You know, I think there's something very sad and little boy about him, but at the same time the way he goes about everything is so awkward and obnoxious. He can never say the right thing, you know? And I think if he just didn't try so hard and calmed down, people might actually like him a bit more!

The only description for Nolan in the script was that he's a very bad dresser. I put on a red windbreaker and every other ugly, ill-fitting thing I could dig out. He was potentially written as a clean-cut nerd, but I wanted a darker spin.

What Christopher Nolan and I have done with 'Superman' is try to bring the same naturalistic approach that we adopted for the 'Batman' trilogy. We always had a naturalistic approach; we want our stories to be rooted in reality, like they could happen in the same world we live in.

And when I retired, trust me, not only did Nolan Ryan, but the entire Ryan family had withdrawals from baseball. And it was tough.

When I was just a year old, my dad was always talking about Nolan Ryan, ... He is my favorite player of all time, so it is a very special feeling to do it as an Angel.

Me and my dad always talked growing up about Nolan Ryan, so I was very aware of the company I would be keeping.

Chris Nolan is great, but I've never seen any of the 'Batman' movies all the way through. I know they're good. I just have zero interest in those kinds of movies.

He did a lot of good things for baseball in this city, and it's really unfortunate that the one thing he's remembered for is letting Nolan Ryan leave,

Joey really stepped up this year. He played a kind of point-forward position for us. He distributed the ball very well and was a great defender. Nolan played very hard for us, gave us a lot of tough minutes. He stepped up in situations where we needed big minutes from him.

When I tried the sandwich, I had to invest with Nolan Ryan in the Houston market.

You know, I think Chris Nolan is an incredibly intelligent filmmaker, and I think Leonardo DiCaprio is an incredibly talented actor.

When Chris Nolan is your director you are like, "I trust that, I'm wrong."

We have greatly enjoyed our affiliation with the Fresno Falcons. They have done a great job in helping us prepare and develop several players for the Sharks organization, most recently Nolan Schaefer and Glenn Olson. We are excited to have them back on board for the 2005-06 season.

We have greatly enjoyed our affiliation with the Fresno Falcons, ... They have done a great job in helping us prepare and develop several players for the Sharks organization, most recently Nolan Schaefer and Glenn Olson. We are excited to have them back on board for the 2005-06 season.

When Nolan gets on the mandolin and Eric gets on the slide guitar, the sound changes. We have a lot of neat textures.

We baby them too much, ... That's why we don't have the Jim Kaats and Don Suttons and Nolan Ryans anymore.

We're very pleased to have Nolan Pratt back for another season. Nolan has been a valuable member of the team and contributed significantly to our outstanding season last year. We know he will come into camp ready to battle for a spot in our top six on defense.

Devon just started golfing this summer. She was very outstanding for her second or third meet. Sara Nolan is another freshman I think is coming on strong.

The term 'combo guard' can sometimes have negative connotations. People think maybe a guy isn't a point, but doesn't shoot it well enough to be a wing. Nolan Smith is the opposite of that.

Nolan strives a lot to be normal. He's done a lot of things to become normal. He's worked very hard at it.

Nolan found his rhythm when he found his breaking ball. He didn't fold up after a tough third inning and he kept us in the game. He did a nice job.

They've got guys who can score. According to the coaches in the league, they've got a better big guy (Moss) than what we've got. I don't believe that, but he's an awful good basketball player regardless of where he was ranked. Nolan can really score with the ball, and he's as good a scorer as anybody in our league.

The interesting thing about him is that Dr. Mac, for all of the bravado about wanting to hold the line on dollars, became the first guy to pay a million dollars to somebody (Ryan). ... Fast-forward a couple of years, and people have somehow forgotten that this guy crossed a barrier that hadn't been crossed and treated Nolan great. I don't know all that went on between Nolan and Mac. OK, maybe it's probably not the bright spot, but it certainly shouldn't be how he's remembered.

I'm happy with my bench. Nolan came in the game and was great making decisions down the stretch.

If you do something he doesn't like, he just might flip you. Nolan Ryan was that way. Don Drysdale, I'm sure was that way. (Bob) Gibson was that way. Not that they're out of control. They're not out of control; they're in control. But they're going to win the game.

I really like Nolan a lot. I think coach (Arnold) Gonzalez and his staff do a really good job preparing kids for the next level. Nolan is going to see time for us.

I really believe in what Mike Nolan is doing. I wanted to see it through.

Needless to say, I have more no-hitters than Nolan Ryan.

I'd have to say he's right up there with Nolan Ryan, ... I know in my eyes what Nolan did in the game was unbelievable. But what Roger has done, especially in the last six, seven years, is just unbelievable.

And a lot of people didn't realize he was the first to break the $1 million barrier in salary with Nolan (in the previous contract), ... As far as the players were concerned, we thought he was fantastic. He was tough but he was always fair and this was a first-class organization when he was here.

I never faced a pitcher with better stuff than Nolan Ryan.