About this episode

Edward Norton returns to discuss his life experiences, acting philosophy, and environmental initiatives.

Edward Norton (The Invite, Fight Club, and American History X) is an Academy Award-nominated actor, filmmaker, and environmental entrepreneur. Edward joins the Armchair Expert to discuss growing up with a visionary city-planner grandfather, methodically living on $11,000 a year as a young actor in New York, and building a port-emissions company that sucks poison from cargo ships. Edward and Dax talk about the actor’s narcissistic brain, why he doesn’t treat film like a volume game, and the exhilarating trust Olivia Wilde created while directing The Invite. Edward explains the difference between iconic actors and shape-shifting actors, why uncertainty can be the gateway to deeper work, and how the things we absorb from the world become what we eventually give back through art. Check Allstate first for a quote that could save you hundreds: https://www.allstate.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Dax Shepard

Guest: Edward Norton

Topics covered

• acting
• filmmaking
• environmental entrepreneurship
• personal growth
• trust in directing

Keywords

• Edward Norton
• Dax Shepard
• acting
• filmmaking
• environmental entrepreneur
• The Invite
• trust
• narcissism

Sponsors

Allstate

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Invite, Fight Club, American History X

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