Why Christopher Nolan Bans Uggs on Movie Sets Like The Odyssey
Director Christopher Nolan enforces a strict ban on Ugg boots on his film sets to maintain the immersive reality of his productions. He views the footwear as a modern distraction that disrupts the creative atmosphere for his actors.
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Christopher Nolan is counting sheep on his movie sets—that is, fuzzy sheepskin boots.
The Interstellar director confessed one of his unorthodox tenets of filmmaking: He doesn't allow his actors to wear Ugg boots in between takes of his award-winning films, for a very specific reason.
"I want to stay in the moment. I want the actors to stay in the moment," Nolan told Gayle King during a July 20 appearance on CBS Mornings . "For me, the Ugg boots are a signifier of modernity, absurd though that is."
The 55-year-old likened the fluff-free protocol—which applied to stars like Anne Hathaway while working on his most recent period piece, The Odyssey —to snacking on junk food between cuts.
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