"Downward is the only way forward."

"An idea is like a virus. Resilient. Highly contagious. And even the smallest seed of an idea can grow. It can grow to…"

"Dreams feel real while we're in them. It's only when we wake up that we realize something was actually strange."

"You're waiting for a train. A train that will take you far away. You know where you hope this train will take you, bu…"

"[In a firefight; Arthur is defending with an assault rifle] You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling. …"

"[after narrowly escaping an avalanche] Couldn't someone have dreamt up a goddamn beach?!"

"Mr. Nolan doesn’t cater to the executives at some big company, he really does what he wants to with a film. He manage…"

"The clash of objective reality with our subjective view of the world, that’s pretty interesting stuff. This is someth…"

"Your mind is the scene of the crime."

"The dream is real."