I thought Rounders was a comic movie in its way. First time I directed a movie, I wanted to do a comedy.… — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
When you're working on a creative thing, everyone has an idea, and they're pushing it. The first time you work with anybody,… — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
Most of us still believe in the intrinsic value of nature, but I think the first century of the environmental/conservation movement demonstrated… — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
When I was very small, I had that first-time-you-see-a-play experience, which immediately made me want to act, because it seemed like this… — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
As we say in the sewer, if you're not prepared to go all the way, don't put your boots on in the… — Edward Norton Copy Share Image
To me, Fight Club was a comedy. When [David] Fincher sent me the book and I read it, the first thing I… — 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
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![“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)
