Anne Hathaway describes Nolan as the "angel" who saved her career when no one wanted to hire her because of the ridicule she received on the internet. The actress defines the period before and after winning the Oscar as the one that marked “a personal minimum” in her career.

“I don't know if he knew he was backing me at the time, but he had that effect. And my career didn't lose momentum the way it might have if he hadn't had my back,” she says of Nolan.