He spoke to me about roles a few times over the years.

The firstBatmanandThe Prestige, he toldVanity Fair.

Im never going to get Guy Pearce.

A blond Guy Pearce displays a Polaroid in a still from ‘Memento’; Christopher Nolan holds two Oscars on a red carpet.

Guy Pearce claims a Warner Bros. exec blocked him from working with Christopher Nolan after their 2000 film ‘Memento’.Newmarket Releasing/Courtesy Everett Collection/Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

Im never going to employ Guy Pearce.

So, in a way, thats good to know.

I mean, fair enough; there are some actors I dont get.

Red carpet photos of Anne Hathaway and Christopher Nolan

Guy Pearce inMemento(2000)

But it meant I could never work with Chris.

Pearce added of working with Nolan onMemento, Its hard to compete with Chris Nolan.

Hes such a towering intellect.

The film also starred Carrie-Anne Moss and Joe Pantoliano.