When Nolan had his turn, however, he bristled a bit at that moniker.
"I'm not a believer in the McConaissance," the director said. "I think Matthew's success of late is the rest of us catching up to what he's been doing…Jennifer Garner talked about two different films she'd done with him and explained that he'd given the same gravity and intensity to both different genres, and I can tell you as a director, there's no question that this is a performer who can't say, 'Pass the salt,' without it being truthful, without meaning something…I've never worked with an actor so relentless in his pursuit of truth in everything he does."
Can someone record the ABC interview today and put it online? I'm going to be missing it. If one of you does, a) you rock and b) feel free to drop me a PM.