Home / Quotes / Quote by Edward Norton

Quote by Edward Norton

“I grow tired of intelligence having such a limited manifestation in movies - "intelligence" usually meaning coastal, with a certain level of formal education.”

Quote by Edward Norton

Author

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. more

You May Also Like

“I think an ashtray is the most fantastically real thing.”

Thinking Real Real Things Ashtrays

Author:Damien Hirst

“Don't worry about what people say.”

People Worry Naysayers Stay True To Yourself Behind Your Back

Author:Billie Jean King

“Suspension of disbelief and that whole question is part of the heart of the 'Leaves of Grass'movie.”

Heart Whole Grass Disbelief Leaves Of Grass Suspension Suspension Of Disbelief

Author:Edward Norton

“Any questions I had about whether a redneck from Oklahoma could become a Brown Classical Philosophy professor ended when I met Tim [Blake Nelson].”

Philosophy Mets Brown Professors Redneck Nelson Oklahoma Blake

Author:Edward Norton

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

Knows Feels Drawing

Author:Edward Norton

“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 incredible outlet for something I was already doing fairly compulsively anyway, which was putting on hats and costumes and doing funny voices. It was a very natural compulsion for me.”

Want Firsts Made Play Voice Natural First Time Incredibles Hats Costumes Outlets Compulsion

Author:Edward Norton

“If there's a criteria that really gets me interested in a work besides any type of personal interaction with the theme, it's if I feel like this is the right piece of work for that director at that moment in their career.”

Ifs Feels Moments Careers Pieces Type Directors Theme That Moment Interaction Criteria

Author:Edward Norton

“When I was about 16 or 17, I had a teacher who took a group of us to the National Theater in Washington, D.C., and I saw Ian McKellen do his one-man show - I think it was called Acting Shakespeare - and it completely bombed me; it put the zap on my brain in a big way.”

Thinking Men Way Shows Bigs Acting Brain Saws Teacher Groups Theater One Man

Author:Edward Norton

“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

Author:Edward Norton

“People think because I went to Yale that that implies privilege, and it is a privilege in the sense that it's an incredible opportunity.”

People Thinking Opportunity Incredibles Privilege Yale

Author:Edward Norton