Brand Reveals Christopher Nolan Never Used Smartphone or Email in Career

What was said

"Christopher Nolan, the director of Batman, Interstellar, has never had a smartphone and has never used email. He said people print off emails and show him if there's an interesting thing or if someone's writing to him."

Brand cited the renowned director's complete avoidance of smartphones and email throughout his career, suggesting a connection between Nolan's lack of digital absorption and his imagination-rich films. Brand contrasted this with Silicon Valley tech leaders who similarly restrict their own children's device access, framing it as insider knowledge about technology's cognitive dangers.