Edward Norton Quotes

I always felt that acting was an escape, like having the secret key to every door and permission to go into any realm and soak it up. I enjoy that free pass.

Edward Norton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: actor
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 18, 1969

Topics

DoorFreeKeyEnjoyActingEscape

The reality of our lives is never like what you see in those romantic comedies or dramas. Things don't always end good. Things don't usually end good.

Andrew Haigh

GoodRomanticGood ThingsReality

The visuals are equally as important as the music. It's all a complete experience.

Andra Day

MusicExperienceImportantComplete

When I feel like being a director, I write a novel.

John Irving

FeelWriteDirectorI Feel LikeLike

If life is so critical, if Anne Frank could die, if my friend could die, children were as vulnerable as adults, and that gave me a secret purpose to my work, to make them live. Because I wanted to live. I wanted to grow up.

Maurice Sendak

LifeWorkFriendLiveChildrenMe

The stereotypes really play into what kinds of companies women can get funded for.

Anita Borg

WomenPlayStereotypesKindsGet

You accept failure as a possible outcome of some of the experiments. If you don't get failures, you're not pushing hard enough on the objectives.

John Poindexter

FailureEnoughYouAcceptPossible

The most frustrating part of trying to direct everything is not that it alienates you from people who genuinely want to help, but that it's actually impossible.

Simon Van Booy

PeopleImpossibleHelpTryingYou

But I think it's important that things endure.

Robin Day

ThinkImportantEndureThings

You can be heartbroken about a relationship but also, from it, realize you are you, and you're okay with who you are or where you came from.

Mitski

RelationshipYouOkayRealizeWhere

We are all so close. We are godfather to each others' kids. I was the best man at Jesus' wedding.

Juan Marichal

BestManWeddingOthersBest Man

I told my parents I was going to be a doctor and then a lawyer, but I never believed it and never tried.

Dinaw Mengestu

ParentsDoctorLawyerNeverGoing

There's great power in deference. You ask somebody 'what' or 'how' questions. People love to be asked how to do something. They feel powerful, and from a deferential position, you've actually granted that power, and you're the one that now actually has the upper hand in the conversation.

Christopher Voss

LovePowerGreatPeoplePowerful

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