Actor Matt Damon had a great story of the vacation he promised his wife after a series of movies.
Except they had to cancel their long-planned vacation because Chrisopher Nolan called to offer him a role in Oppenheimer. In Damon’s words –
“I had — not to get too personal — negotiated extensively with my wife that I was taking time off. I had been in Interstellar, and then Chris put me on ice for a couple of movies, so I wasn’t in the rotation, but I actually negotiated in couples therapy — this is a true story — the one caveat to my taking time off was if Chris Nolan called. This is without knowing whether or not he was working on anything, because he never tells you. He just calls you out of the blue. And so, it was a moment in my household.”
He had an agreement with his wife that he’d hold the vacation sacred. The only exception was to answer a Christopher Nolan call.
His other colleagues agreed. The Nolan call was always special.
I thought it was such a lovely testament to Nolan’s leadership and impact on his team.
Inspirational.
