Christopher Nolan Christopher Nolan has claimed that he’s closer to reconsidering his stance on smartphones than ever before. The Oscar-winning filmmaker has previously declared that he’s never owned a smartphone or been a user of email, which he spoke about in a recent interview with The Telegraph. “I know I’d become horribly addicted to them if I had one,” the director of The Odyssey said. “I’d spend all my time looking things up. “And I find I’m only able to advance my thinking on projects in those pockets of time where everybody usually jumps on their phone – waiting for a train, or in an airport, or sitting in a restaurant waiting for somebody to turn up for dinner. Those are the moments I work out whatever it is I need to do next.” However, Nolan confessed: “I worry the world is eventually going to wear me down.” “The return of the QR code since Covid has been particularly tricky for me,” he then admitted. Nolan made a similar admission during a recent appearance on the US interview series 60 Minutes. “The QR code had sort of gone away, but Covid brought it back,” he explained. “Now it’s kind of everywhere, and if you don’t have a smartphone, you can’t do much with a QR code. “ Pointing out that he carries “a flip phone” to stay in touch when he’s travelling, he claimed: “I’m just living the same way that we all used to. To me, it’s just life as normal. “Most people do [envy me] which says something about where this has all gone, which is not good. I feel very fortunate to not be wearing the digital shackles.” Nolan is now celebrating the release of his new movie, an adaptation of the epic Ancient Greek poem The Odyssey, which is in cinemas now. The film boasts a star-studded cast that includes Nolan-verse regulars like Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway and Robert Pattinson, alongside Zendaya, Tom Holland and Oscar winners Lupita Nyong’o and Charlize Theron. READ MORE: Critics Hail The Odyssey As A 'Masterpiece' And Christopher Nolan's 'Best Film' Ever The Odyssey Director Christopher Nolan Has Strong Feelings About AI In The Film World Christopher Nolan Shrugs Off 'Irrelevant' Backlash Over The Odyssey's Diverse Cast