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Edward Norton is an American actor, born on August 18, 1969. He is renowned for his exceptional performances in films, particularly in 'Fight Club' and 'American History X'. Norton's acting career began on stage and gradually shifted to the screen, earning him numerous awards and nominations.

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“Most of what I know about environmental conservation I learned from my father, who has been a leader within the movement for over 30 years.”

Knows Years Has Beens Father Leader Movement Environmental Conservation

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“David Fincher is probably the best comprehensive director in terms of being a manger of a process that must drive forward. He has such confident command of cinema language and visual language and script and performance. He knows more about f-stops than any cameraman, he knows more about lighting than any gaffer, he is a wonderful writer, and he can give you a good line reading. Under pressure, he is the kind of guy who you will just dive in with and trust and follow because his vision is so intense.”

“You know, independent films have been institutionalized, practically. Every studio has got a boutique arthouse label. There's like, 18 different independent film-financing funds. In fact, I think the children of those films are getting made. A more interesting question is whether those films are going to get seen and appreciated.”

Thinking Knows Children Has Beens Made Different Facts Film Interesting Independent Studios Labels Fund Appreciated Independent Film Financing

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“You know when somebody really knows what they're drawing from and you can feel it when you see the movie.”

Knows Feels Drawing

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“If you feel like someone just knows what this is about to their core, they're going to have that special confidence in it.You stop looking at the seams and they start inhabiting the same space and start interacting with each .”

Ifs Knows Feels Space Special Core Interacting

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“For me there's always a line or two in a script, when you hit it you almost decide to do the whole movie off a line or two. 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. I mean, if Seth Rogen calls with a great buddy pic, I'll be there.”

Ifs Knows Mean Two Whole Fun Lines Plans Scripts Buddy

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“I hear about actors being exterior actors and actors being instinctual actors and I always think it's crap. Anybody who knows anything about it knows that good actors do both - they do inside-outward and they do outside-inward. You can't not do both.”

Thinking Knows Actors Inward Crap Exterior Good Actors

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“I come from a family of conservation activists, and so I've had a strong connection to nature all my life. My father has been a leader within the movement for over thirty years and has taught most of what I know about environmental conservation. While he would always take me hiking, camping, and rafting, he also taught me that the spiritual value of the outdoors alone is not enough to save nature against economic interests.”

“Every little thing that people know about you as a person impedes your ability to achieve that kind of terrific suspension of disbelief that happens when an audience goes with an actor and character he's playing.”

People Knows Kind Littles Persons Character Happens Actors Ability Audience Achieve Little Things Terrific Disbelief Suspension Suspension Of Disbelief

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“You always end up getting involved in things because of, you know, the strange things your life brings you into contact with.”

Knows Ends Strange Involved Contact Strange Things Because Of You

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“I'm a New Yorker, you know.”

Knows New Yorkers

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“You know, independent films have been institutionalized, practically. Every studio has got a boutique arthouse label.”

Knows Has Beens Film Independent Studios Labels Independent Film

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“Young people know how to use these social networking tools, and they know how to use them effectively.”

People Knows Use Young Social Know How Tools Networking Social Networking

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Born: August 18, 1969
Known for: Actor
Quotes: 166

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