Edward Norton Career Retrospective | SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations

Edward shares stories from his performances in Fight Club, Primal Fear, Everyone Says I Love You, Motherless Brooklyn, The Score, and Keeping the Faith in this interview covering his acting career. He recounts his experiences with the casting process, acting while directing, getting in character, and working with Marlon Brando in this Q&A moderated by Dave Karger. This interview is part of the SAG-AFTRA Conversations series, an essential resource for actors, filmmakers and students of discussions with performers, exploring the process and profession of acting.

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0:00 Introduction
0:06 Education, theater
8:03 Affordable housing work
10:07 Beginnings in acting
13:27 Primal Fear
25:48 Everyone Says I Love You
27:51 American History X, getting in character
32:23 Casting Motherless Brooklyn
35:05 Fight Club
40:44 Keeping the Faith
43:02 Acting while directing
53:13 The Score, Marlon Brando
58:31 Motherless Brooklyn