--- title: "13 Ifs Quotes By Edward Norton" description: "13 Ifs quotes by Edward Norton. Plus more from Edward Norton and more Ifs sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb6/edward-norton-2203_boots_as-we-say-in-the-sewer-if-you-re-not-pre_2550769.jpg" --- > [As we say in the sewer, if you're not prepared to go all the way, don't put your boots on in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-norton/as-we-say-in-the-sewer-if-you-re-not-prepared-to-go-all-the-way-don-t/) [Edward Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-norton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb6/edward-norton-2203_boots_as-we-say-in-the-sewer-if-you-re-not-pre_2550769.jpg) > [If you try to make interesting films, you're going to be disappointed most of the time. I choose just not to look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-norton/if-you-try-to-make-interesting-films-you-re-going-to-be-disappointed-2/) [Edward Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-norton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bf/edward-norton-2203_cinema_if-you-try-to-make-interesting-films-you_1459840.jpg) > [I do subscribe to the maxim that generally comedy is like jazz. Either you get it or you don't. You can't learn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-norton/i-do-subscribe-to-the-maxim-that-generally-comedy-is-like-jazz-either/) [Edward Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-norton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a5/edward-norton-2203_comedy_i-do-subscribe-to-the-maxim-that-general_941877.jpg) > [If two people are at completely different stages in their spiritual life, that can present a real problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-norton/if-two-people-are-at-completely-different-stages-in-their-spiritual/) [Edward Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-norton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f4/edward-norton-2203_different_if-two-people-are-at-completely-differen_1174555.jpg) > [When I think about directing a film, the thing that stops me short is wondering if I'm a natural at it the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-norton/when-i-think-about-directing-a-film-the-thing-that-stops-me-short-is/) [Edward Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-norton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85b/edward-norton-2203_born_when-i-think-about-directing-a-film-the_2280341.jpg) > [If there's a criteria that really gets me interested in a work besides any type of personal interaction with the theme, it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-norton/if-there-s-a-criteria-that-really-gets-me-interested-in-a-work/) [Edward Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-norton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/470/edward-norton-2203_careers_if-there-s-a-criteria-that-really-gets-m_2984766.jpg) > [When I think of my background, if I was privileged on any level, it was in terms of the kind of exposure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-norton/when-i-think-of-my-background-if-i-was-privileged-on-any-level-it-was/) [Edward Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-norton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82b/edward-norton-2203_activist_when-i-think-of-my-background-if-i-was-p_243829.jpg) > [But look at Avatar (2009), one of the most globally viewed pieces of entertainment to have ever been made - the central…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-norton/but-look-at-avatar-2009-one-of-the-most-globally-viewed-pieces-of/) [Edward Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-norton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/799/edward-norton-2203_committed_but-look-at-avatar-2009-one-of-the-most_1596369.jpg) > [For me there's always a line or two in a script, when you hit it you almost decide to do the whole…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-norton/for-me-there-s-always-a-line-or-two-in-a-script-when-you-hit-it-you/) [Edward Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-norton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b6/edward-norton-2203_buddy_for-me-there-s-always-a-line-or-two-in-a_2303629.jpg) > [I think there is a serious corruption in the idea sold through advertising that you can attain spiritual peace through lifestyle and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-norton/i-think-there-is-a-serious-corruption-in-the-idea-sold-through/) [Edward Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-norton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/911/edward-norton-2203_acquiring-things_i-think-there-is-a-serious-corruption-in_2363915.jpg) > [If you feel like someone just knows what this is about to their core, they're going to have that special confidence in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-norton/if-you-feel-like-someone-just-knows-what-this-is-about-to-their-core/) [Edward Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-norton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9dd/edward-norton-2203_confidence_if-you-feel-like-someone-just-knows-what_2413176.jpg) > [ As an actor, if you step to the side and you look at \[Thornton's performance\] technically, and you try to imagine doing… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-norton/as-an-actor-if-you-step-to-the-side-and-you-look-at-thornton-s/) [Edward Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-norton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f09/edward-norton-2203_actors_as-an-actor-if-you-step-to-the-side-and_15751.jpg) > [If Nick Broomfield never found anyone with affection for Courtney Love, it's only because he conspicuously avoided the countless friends, colleagues and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-norton/if-nick-broomfield-never-found-anyone-with-affection-for-courtney/) [Edward Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-norton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/287/edward-norton-2203_admire_if-nick-broomfield-never-found-anyone-wi_2245488.jpg) ## Other authors on Ifs ## More by Edward Norton > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-norton/i-don-t-feel-insecure-about-any-of-this-work-anymore-maybe-i-don-t/) [Edward Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-norton/) > [ 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-norton/as-an-actor-if-you-step-to-the-side-and-you-look-at-thornton-s/) [Edward Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-norton/) > [It's better for people to miss you than to have seen too much of you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-norton/it-s-better-for-people-to-miss-you-than-to-have-seen-too-much-of-you/) [Edward Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-norton/) > [You can't control everything that comes to you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-norton/you-can-t-control-everything-that-comes-to-you/) [Edward Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-norton/) > [The incentive for business is not, and cannot, be anything other than the root incentive for all business: they must profit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-norton/the-incentive-for-business-is-not-and-cannot-be-anything-other-than/) [Edward Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-norton/) > [My greatest hope is that we transcend the most fearful thing, which is that we are rapidly degrading the ecological systems on this planet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-norton/my-greatest-hope-is-that-we-transcend-the-most-fearful-thing-which-is/) [Edward Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-norton/) > [David Fincher is probably the best comprehensive director in terms of being a manger of a process that must drive forward. He has such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-norton/david-fincher-is-probably-the-best-comprehensive-director-in-terms-of/) [Edward Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-norton/) > [Sometimes their oppression of emotion and the weird way it comes out is more interesting than painting it in bold primary colors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-norton/sometimes-their-oppression-of-emotion-and-the-weird-way-it-comes-out/) [Edward Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-norton/) > [The thing I'm absolutely convinced of, no matter how crazy - technological the world is getting, is that people feel more connected through the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-norton/the-thing-i-m-absolutely-convinced-of-no-matter-how-crazy/) [Edward Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-norton/) > [Making really great music, making really great films, writing great books is an antidote to all of that. And, as people, as artists, some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-norton/making-really-great-music-making-really-great-films-writing-great/) [Edward Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-norton/) > [I like music, but I need to get outside more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-norton/i-like-music-but-i-need-to-get-outside-more/) [Edward Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-norton/) > [I've always liked the idea of taking old dramatic ideas and devices and making them feel relevant or contemporary or whatever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-norton/i-ve-always-liked-the-idea-of-taking-old-dramatic-ideas-and-devices/) [Edward Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-norton/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-norton/i-don-t-think-you-should-sit-around-and-wait-for-people-to-give-you/) [Edward Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-norton/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-norton/to-cite-my-own-alma-mater-it-s-shocking-to-me-that-yale-university/) [Edward Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-norton/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-norton/i-had-a-huge-advantage-with-edward-norton-because-he-s-directed-a/) [Edward Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-norton/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ifs/edward-norton/#itemlist", "name": "13 Ifs Quotes By Edward Norton", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "As we say in the sewer, if you're not prepared to go all the way, don't put your boots on in the first place.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Edward Norton" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-norton/as-we-say-in-the-sewer-if-you-re-not-prepared-to-go-all-the-way-don-t/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb6/edward-norton-2203_boots_as-we-say-in-the-sewer-if-you-re-not-pre_2550769.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb6/edward-norton-2203_boots_as-we-say-in-the-sewer-if-you-re-not-pre_2550769.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb6/edward-norton-2203_boots_as-we-say-in-the-sewer-if-you-re-not-pre_2550769.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“As we say in the sewer, if you're not prepared to go all the way, don't put your boots on in the first place.” — Edward Norton", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you try to make interesting films, you're going to be disappointed most of the time. 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You almost do it for the fun of getting to say a line or two like that. I don't have any specific plans, you know. 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