David Fincher is probably the best comprehensive director in terms of being a manger of a process that must drive forward. He… — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
You dream as an actor's director of letting moments breathe through two-shots. — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
I've never acted before in a movie I've directed. This felt like the time to do it just because the " Leaves… — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
When I think about directing a film, the thing that stops me short is wondering if I'm a natural at it the… — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
When I look at the directors that I really love, who really develop their films over time, they're almost always the ones… — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
To me, achieving tone, achieving consistency, is exactly the job of a director. It is to be the fusing, the nexus of… — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
If there's a criteria that really gets me interested in a work besides any type of personal interaction with the theme, it's… — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
I don't feel insecure about any of this work anymore. Maybe I don't have what I had when I was younger. I'm not really… — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
As an actor, if you step to the side and you look at [Thornton's performance] technically, and you try to imagine doing what he… — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
It's better for people to miss you than to have seen too much of you. — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
The incentive for business is not, and cannot, be anything other than the root incentive for all business: they must profit. — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
My greatest hope is that we transcend the most fearful thing, which is that we are rapidly degrading the ecological systems on this planet… — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
David Fincher is probably the best comprehensive director in terms of being a manger of a process that must drive forward. He has such… — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
Sometimes their oppression of emotion and the weird way it comes out is more interesting than painting it in bold primary colors. — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
The thing I'm absolutely convinced of, no matter how crazy - technological the world is getting, is that people feel more connected through the… — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
Making really great music, making really great films, writing great books is an antidote to all of that. And, as people, as artists, some… — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
I've always liked the idea of taking old dramatic ideas and devices and making them feel relevant or contemporary or whatever. — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
I don't think you should sit around and wait for people to give you an opportunity to express yourself or do your work, or… — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
To cite my own alma mater, it's shocking to me that Yale University can teach what it teaches at the Yale School of Environmental… — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
I had a huge advantage with Edward Norton because he's directed a movie before, so one thing he appreciates is how hard my job… — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
![“As an actor, if you step to the side and you look at [Thornton's performance] technically, and you try to imagine doing what he was doing, most people would panic. Most people would be on the set, and they would be panicking, going, "I'm not doing anything!" All the ham instincts in you would be…” quote by Edward Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f09/edward-norton-2203_actors_as-an-actor-if-you-step-to-the-side-and_15751.jpg)
