“You can’t tell the story without [Catwoman] because there’s something about the way in which her gray hat, kind of morally ambiguous philosophy finally gives Batman someone he can relate to; finally, weirdly becomes the yin to his yang. And that connection, that spark between them takes some of the somberness off of his character.” —JONATHAN NOLAN
“And after all of this isolation that he’s had, he’s suddenly meeting this woman who he finds funny; he finds her comical. And it really impacts him in terms of human contact; somebody other than Alfred who he can just be himself with. She doesn’t give a damn that he’s Bruce Wayne and she’s not intimidated by him when he’s Batman. And it’s kind of an affront to him but it’s wonderful because nobody ever treats him that way.“ —CHRISTIAN BALE
“Viserys was Mad Aerys’s son, just so. Daenerys … Daenerys is quite different.” He popped a roasted lark into his mouth and crunched it noisily, bones and all. “The frightened child who sheltered in my manse died on the Dothraki sea, and was reborn in blood and fire. This dragon queen who wears her name is a true Targaryen.“