Edward Norton

"Drew Barrymore: Eddie Vedder said something like, "The more youre known as a personality, the less youre accepted as an entertainer." Edward Norton: I would agree with that. On the other hand, I hate the "dark prince" act that some actors put on when theyre doing publicity. If its for real, if youre really a dark prince, then dont sit down with an interviewer and act like a dark prince. I dont necessarily love doing these things, but once youve agreed to do them, I think you ought to get on board."

"An all-too-common reaction to something like racism is to hate the act so much you dismiss the person. But in [American History X] youre forced to confront the complexity of the character and his tragedy - and the fact, which people dont want to recognise, that someone like him can come out of a normal middle-class home."

"My feeling is that it is film, the responsibility of people making films and people making all art to specifically address dysfunctions in the culture. I think that any culture where the art is not reflecting a really dysfunctional component of the culture, is a culture in denial. And i think thats much more intensely dangerous on lots of levels than considered examinations of those dysfunctions throught art is dangerous."