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American actor, filmmaker and activist Edward Harrison Norton was born on August 18, 1969, in Boston, Massachusetts, and was raised in Columbia, Maryland.
Interesting Facts about Edward Norton
- He was was going to play Terry Fitzgerald in Spawn (1997) but pulled out of the project.
- Was born in Boston, Massachusetts and was raised in Baltimore, Maryland.
- Has a tabby cat named Maggie, named after the character from Cat in a Hot Tin Roof.
- He treasures his private life and being able to live a normal life – and can’t imagine not being able to take the New York subway if he gets too famous.
- Norton already had two Oscar nominations before he was 30.
- Like fellow film actors Peter Sarsgaard, Kimilee Bryant and Jeanine Louise DeName, he studied at New York City’s famous T. Schreiber Studio.
- Married fiancé of six years, Shauna Robertson, in a secret wedding ceremony (2012).
- Auditioned for roles in With Honors (1994), Hackers (1995), and Up Close & Personal (1996) before his film debut in Primal Fear (1996).
- Turned down the role of Bruce Banner in Hulk (2003), but took the part in The Incredible Hulk (2008).
- Says if he wasn’t an actor he would be a pilot.
- As of 2015, has appeared in two films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014).
- Partner is producer Shauna Robertson.
Personal Quotes by Edward Norton
All people are paradoxical. No one is easily reducible, so I like characters who have contradictory impulses or shades of ambiguity. It’s fun, and it’s fun because it’s hard.
Edward Norton
If I ever have to stop taking the subway, I’m gonna have a heart attack.
Edward Norton
Well, I don’t feel that I’ve played so many bad guys, and I’m rot really drawn to villains per se. I think a lot of people relate to some of my characters’ inner struggles.
Edward Norton
The film industry needs to confront the physical footprint of the way films get made.
Edward Norton
Just because you’ve made a couple movies, you’ve done some good movies, you’ve been nominated for some Academy Awards, whatever, nobody’s entitled. It’s a business. If they don’t see it, I can think they’re wrong, but I’m not entitled to a $15 million budget to make a film.
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