Edward Norton

Episode overview

Edward Norton (Fight Club, American History X, Birdman, Grand Budapest Hotel) is anAmerican actor and filmmaker. Edward sits down with the Armchair Expert to discuss his new film Motherless Brooklyn, his relationship to privacy and his thoughts on storytelling. Edward talks about how he always felt on the outside of cool and Dax wonders if Edward seeks control. The two discuss iconic vs. shapeshifting actors and they tell the sad origin story of how they met.

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1. 0:00welcome welcome to armchair expert I'm joined by Monica padman and Dax schard
2. 52:25out of LAX and at a certain point I turned and the woman that was just filming us her camera was 6 in from...
3. 1:45:36happy for him that he got to be with her I really am side note to The Listener 10% of this fact check was...