Editing Christopher Nolan (section)

== Personal life and public image ==
[[File:Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas.jpg|thumb|Nolan and his wife [[Emma Thomas]] in January 2011. Thomas has worked as a producer on all of Nolan's films since 1997.|alt=Christopher Nolan, on the right, is looking directly towards the camera as Emma Thomas is looking to her right.]]
Nolan is married to [[Emma Thomas]], whom he met at [[University College London]] when he was 19.<ref name="telegraph" /><ref name="British Cinematographer pt2" /> She has worked as a producer on all of his films since 1997.<ref name="syncopy">{{Cite magazine |title=The Z to A of Christopher Nolan |url=https://www.empireonline.com/features/a-z/christopher-nolan/7.asp |url-status=dead |magazine=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924051944/http://www.empireonline.com/features/a-z/christopher-nolan/7.asp |archive-date=24 September 2015 |access-date=18 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Meet the women behind Hollywood's iconic filmmakers |url=https://abc11.com/star-wars-wars-the-force-awakens-psycho-mad-max/1237089/ |publisher=[[WTVD]] |access-date=17 December 2022 |date=10 March 2016 |archive-date=17 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217093340/https://abc11.com/star-wars-wars-the-force-awakens-psycho-mad-max/1237089/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The couple have four children and reside in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jolin |first1=Dan |title=''Empire'' 30: My Experiences on Christopher Nolan's Movie Sets |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/empire-30-christopher-nolan-set-visits/ |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] |date=18 August 2020 |archive-date=22 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922080328/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/empire-30-christopher-nolan-set-visits/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Nolan prefers to maintain a certain level of mystery about his work.{{sfn|Joy|2015|p=3}} Refusing to discuss his personal life,<ref name="Lewis-Kraus">{{Cite news |last=Lewis-Kraus |first=Gideon |date=30 October 2014 |title=The Exacting, Expansive Mind of Christopher Nolan |work=[[The New York Times]]|url-access=limited |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/magazine/the-exacting-expansive-mind-of-christopher-nolan.html |url-status=live |access-date=6 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160516070132/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/magazine/the-exacting-expansive-mind-of-christopher-nolan.html |archive-date=16 May 2016}}</ref> he feels that too much biographical information about a filmmaker detracts from the experience of his audiences. He stated, "I actually don't want people to have me in mind at all when they're watching the films."{{sfn|Joy|2015|p=3}} He does not own a smartphone or have an email address, preferring to hand-deliver his scripts to actors instead and have his wife handle outreach with producers and distributors.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Speakman |first1=Kimberlee |title=Christopher Nolan Explains Why He Doesn't Have a Smartphone: 'It's About the Level of Distraction' |url=https://people.com/christopher-nolan-explains-why-he-doesn-t-have-a-smartphone-7561275#:~:text=Christopher%20Nolan%20won't%20let,opposed%20to%20using%20new%20technology. |access-date=22 October 2024 |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=15 July 2023}}</ref>