Edward Norton
Edward Norton
Edward Harrison Nortonis an American actor, filmmaker and activist. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards for his work in the films Primal Fear, American History Xand Birdman. He also starred in other roles, such as Everyone Says I Love You, The People vs. Larry Flynt, Fight Club, Red Dragon, 25th Hour, Kingdom of Heaven, The Illusionist, Moonrise Kingdomand The Grand Budapest Hotel. He has also directed and co-written films, including his directorial debut, Keeping the Faith. He has...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth18 August 1969
CountryUnited States of America
I like things that aren't superficially one thing or another.
I like making movies for myself and my friends and people with my sensibility.
The period western doesn't have a lot to say to most people today.
The people who work in the scientific field, they need help to convey what it's about.
I like music, but I need to get outside more.
When I'm the one who sits down and looks at the blank page and writes it out all the way, then I'll call it my script.
There was this one guy who used to come into this one club all the time, ... and he had these glasses and one of them had a bullet hole through it like it was shattered, and he never got it fixed in the months that I went into this place.
I think it's pretty unequivocal, this character does not get off the hook for his actions on any level.
I get heartbroken flying into L.A. It's just this feeling of unspecific loss. Can you imagine what the San Fernando Valley was when it was all wheat fields? Can you imagine what John Steinbeck saw?
I ran into Brenda Blethyn on a plane going to London and I went, 'Oh, I'm going to get to see you again,' ... American History X.
In fact, the United States today keeps on making the same sort of mistakes,
Making really great music, making really great films, writing great books is an antidote to all of that. And, as people, as artists, some of the massive disruption that technology is causing is so exciting, the way that people can share creativity now.