Edward Norton

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

When you're working on a creative thing, everyone has an idea, and they're pushing it. The first time you work with anybody, you have to get comfortable with the way another person pushes hard for what they want. ”

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

Instead of telling the world what you're eating for breakfast, you can use social networking to do something that's meaningful. ”

I have this embedded faith in the process through which films of a certain type get discovered on longer timelines. ”

I don't flatter myself - I'm not a scientist, I'm not a conservation expert. ”

Basically, I think 21st century conservation is moving toward preserving ecosystems by dealing with the needs of people. ”

I've always thought of acting as more of an exercise in empathy, which is not to be confused with sympathy. You're trying to get inside a certain emotional reality or motivational reality and try to figure out what that's about so you can represent it. ”

The period western doesn't have a lot to say to most people today. ”

Most of the films that I've ever really responded to are ones that I feel were really involved in their times. ”