When I think of my background, if I was privileged on any level, it was in terms of the kind of exposure to experience and bohe-mian cultural influence that my parents and my uncles and my grandfather gave me. On both sides I come from an extremely eccentric, artsy, intellectually intense, activist family.
Edward NortonI've always liked the idea of taking old dramatic ideas and devices and making them feel relevant or contemporary or whatever.
Edward NortonWith Edward Norton you'd never say, "This is the one we're going with whether you like it or not." It has to be agreed upon.
Edward NortonI'm an actor, and, beyond that, the thing I do most compulsively is writing. So I come at it very much from this sense of character. I get interested in people. And I feel confident in my capacity to absorb and manifest the characteristics of people. I have a real auditory hang-up for dialogue; re-creating the way people talk really is an addiction in my brain.
Edward Norton