When an Actor Is Too Passionate - Edward Norton

To me, the fact that he has done five movies with Wes Anderson proves that he isn't a control freak, Anderson is one of the most meticulous directors in the world, and every actor he works with talks about the warm and family-feel of his sets. No grouch like Norton supposedly is would work with him again and again.

I’ve always enjoyed Edward Norton. He’s one of those actors that draws you to the screen, and gives it his all every time. I never knew he was so difficult to work with. Kinda sounds more so like he’s just super passionate

I had the privilege of meeting Edward Norton and his (then) fiancée at the hotel I worked back in 2012. I got into the elevator and he was standing behind me, his fiancée next to me. I hadn’t seen him yet and his fiancée was eating from a big bag of Smart Popcorn and I joked about how addictive it was. She and Norton laughed and he made a comment. I then turned around I said “you sound just like Edward Nor…” saw it was him then finished “…ton!”. He just gave me that slick smile of his and said “that’s because I am Edward Norton”. We joked around for a couple mins, even talking more outside while his fiancée finished paying the hotel bills. I mentioned how much I loved him in ‘Death to Smoochy’ and especially in ‘The 25th Hour’ and he was shocked because “most people bring up ‘Fight Club’. I asked him how it was working with Spike Lee as he’s one of my favorite directors, etc. He was super cool the whole time, really seemed to enjoy the conversation. I wasn’t like a gushing fanboy or anything like that. I’ve met tons of celebrities through my work and sooo many can be demanding and hectic but Norton was the complete opposite.

Honestly he dodged a bullet by not continuing as Bruce Banner/Hulk. I can’t imagine him performing in that She-Hulk show like a dancing monkey under Disney’s control

I can't hate someone like him even if it's a thin line between control and passion. He's still an incredible actor.

Norton's come out performance in Primal Fear has to rank among the all-time best in motion pictures. It blows me away every time I watch that movie.

Man American History X is one of the best films of all time. I had no idea it was actually Norton's cut and Kaye lost his mind over it. He should be thanking him and Furlong. They both turned in incredibly moving performances and the cut is what makes that film so good; the past in black and white and the present in colour is so prescient and it defines the message of the film. Without some of those familial flashbacks you lose so much character development too.

He's not a control freak, he's a super smart guy who knows how to improve what he's working on. He's been on a bunch of great films that he hasn't changed because they were already great.

Ending every single sentence with that same note is really tough to listen to for longer than a few minutes

Honestly my favorite movie he was in was the Illusionist, which got overlooked because of the Prestige. I hope he gets more work as a script writer because that seems to be where he thrives with the writing AND performance.

American History X was the first Norton film I ever watched, and I actually was convinced that he was a legitimate tough badass. If you know anything about Edward Norton's personality in real life, you begin to understand why making you believe he is a tough guy is a perfect example of hlw insanely talented he is as an actor.

I remember the first time I saw Edward Norton in a role. I was visibly shaken to my core. No one had had that type of effect on me before.

In my opinion Norton should just move on to directing his own films, that way he can have full control over his own projects.

It's a pity having glossed over The 25th hour, cause man is this movie an absolute gem, and Norton stellar in it. His best performance in my book.

His best role is in Kingdom of Heaven as King Baldwin. Never see his face but his dialogue is exquisite.

Norton's Hulk movie is a masterpiece compared to the nerfed Hulk we have right now.

Norton "just okay" in Rounders? His performance is one of the reasons I continually return to that film.

3:50 hearing that American History X was almost directed by Humpty Dumpty is probably my favourite sentence/fact of all time 😂😂

Norton is a great actor with a very consistent performance that starred in a lot of mid movies. how about Sam Rockwell next? freaking love that guy

When someone continually done what he has done and continually gets it right, I'd call it more of being meticulous and caring than controlling.