Edward Norton

thumb|Edward Norton in 2012 Edward Harrison Norton (born August 18, 1969) is an Oscar-nominated American actor and film director. Quotes Drew Barrymore: Eddie Vedder said something like, "The more you're known as a personality, the less you're accepted as an entertainer." Edward Norton: I would agree with that. On the other hand, I hate the "dark prince" act that some actors put on when they're doing publicity. If it's for real, if you're really a dark prince, then don't sit down with an interviewer and act like a dark prince. I don't necessarily love doing these things, but once you've agreed to do them, I think you ought to get on board. Interview by Drew Barrymore (Interview Magazine - April 1996) An all-too-common reaction to something like racism is to hate the act so much you dismiss the person. But in [American History X] you're forced to confront the complexity of the character and his tragedy - and the fact, which people don't want to recognise, that someone like him can come out of a normal middle-class home. "Edward Norton is up for an Oscar. But who is he?" (archived), theguardian.com, 19 March 1999. My feeling is that it is film, the responsibility of people making films and people making all art to specifically address dysfunctions in the culture.I think that any culture where the art is not reflecting a really dysfunctional component of the culture, is a culture in denial. And i think that's much more intensely dangerous on lots of levels than considered examinations of those dysfunctions throught art is dangerous. Promotional interview at Yale University for Fight Club (October 3, 1999) External links Edward Norton.org Category:Actors from Boston Category:Film directors from the United States Category:Film producers from the United States Category:Screenwriters from the United States Category:1969 births Category:Living people Category:Actors from Maryland Category:Environmentalists from the United States Category:Episcopalians from the United States Category:Yale University alumni