for Sure I know my stuff , in the taxi biz and i can assure you that the only reason that Uber drivers are happy is because they got something for nothing .the right to drive around without paying , without buying a medallion, that's why there happy, anyone would be happy when you get something for nothing , Uber got them all hypnotized with the notion that Uber is cool that they outsmarted the system , but that not true at all , they did nothing of the sort the bukkied their way in with tons of money, convinced everyone that they were technologically different when others had the same technology, of course they're better they don't have to follow the same rules, they had no environmental study yet added a hundred thousand cars , common that's as close to cheating as you can get, if they were playing fair the would played by the the same rules as cabs and then compete

Ed Norton has an uncanny ability to use something true (taxi medallions should be eliminated and are indeed an unfair antiquated system) to justify something that doesn't necessarily deserve it. Uber while revolutionizing getting a ride has treated its drivers like dirt and NOT made it easier for them to make a living while enriching its investors (people like Norton!) and executives. Typical modern-day capitalism where the money goes to the top 1%. This means that Norton likely uses "truths" to justify something that does not merit justification, and I cannot having to work with someone who will never open his brain to accept something other than his subjective point of view. Yes, he's very smart, but that has clearly given him an insufferable superiority complex.

The guy is a Republican using a left wing spiel to justify his greed.

Very good interview. So impressed with Edward Norton - so articulate and interesting. Then I saw - he's a Yale man. :)

Best role was Primal Fear. His answers in this interview seem scripted.

An interesting read, not because I care about Norton or his acting - I don't. He's definitely an intense individual, certainly seems intelligent judging on his narrative, assuming that in itself isn't rehearsed. His answer to the "difficult to work with" question reveals a strong sense of superiority, or a basic inability to admit to a character defect. Probably not a fun guy to speak with conversationally.

Certainly a great actor: some empathy for others, and a more market-aware assessment of Uber, might make him even better (at least as a mensch).

He comes off as insufferable in this interview, not because what he is saying isn't correct. I just know I don't want to spend any more time with him. True story: he didn't make the cut in a school play he auditioned for in college - late 1980s. Can't remember the production anymore.

Edward Norton is a very good actor, but the interview confirms why he has a reputation for being an annoying creative co-worker. He isn’t complex at all. He’s just insufferably vain. He uses the word “I” a lot. He wants to take credit for everything he’s associated with that succeeds, but he’s quick to blame others for what he’s associated with that fails. It’s the first time I’ve read the words of an actor analyzing the potential of Uber, which is quite strange to experience in print. What leapt out at me about his Uber rant was the lack of criticism from him regarding Uber’s treatment of its drivers. He seems to hint that there may be problems, but for some reason, he lets Uber slide. The biggest issue for me is something I find many actors doing when they want publicity. They’ve completed the work (a movie, a play): however, not only would they rather forget having to talk about the work, but they also deny that they want, or need, any publicity. This is both pompous and silly. Norton is certainly intent on promoting “Motherless Brooklyn,” but nothing he said made the movie interesting or worth seeing. The right questions were asked by the reporter; they were clearly meant to get responses in which Norton could have talked about his project, but he preferred to maintain his reputation for being churlish and diffident. Regarding “Chinatown” and “American History X,” both would be made today because Netflix is obviously willing to take a major creative stand.

Well, as they say whatever happens, happens for the best, Mark Ruffalo and Hulk are inseparable now, both for fans as well as critics.

I couldn't help but think the author took a knife to a gun fight. Norton clearly is an intense performer. But it's not the totality of who he is. He has other interests and acting is only one of them. The guy clearly brings passion to whatever he's engaged in. Great article. Too short.

One of our finest actors, but it's remarkable and a bit sad how unwilling he seems to countenance any opinion other than his own. Fame is a powerful drug.

Wonderful photo, lighting and composition on the cover of the article. And one more thing, now I know how to use the word notionally.

Can't wait to watch "Motherless Brooklyn" since Edward Norton hasn't been acting much. Am glad he's occupied with data science and not just sitting around drinking beer or whatever it is that actors do when not working.

Norton is a not always as interesting as he thinks. But he can act.

He's sure right about Netflix, which I thoroughly believe may never make a decent movie or TV show for the next 5 years. They look at their mindless numbers and make mindless content. It's unmitigated drivel. Then you look at Prime Video and you can make yourself at home with their great movies, under the Prime label or what you rent. There's no comparison between the two. Netflix spends billions on "original" programming. Amazon buys great movies. I'm getting ready to drop the Netflix streaming and stay with the DVDs. Can you blame me?

The audacity of Mr. Norton to assume he knows what the NY Taxi industry is like...Did he EVER DRIVE a cab? Or how about living on an Uber driver's weekly take? Uber drivers are committing suicide!!! This type of work is modern slavery! The taxi industry was a great job for ACTORS WRITERS MUSICIANS, and a ton of people not artists. But Mr. Norton never needed a job like that I assume. Do your research Mr. Norton, go drive the streets of NYC for 10 hours and live on tips. Then I will respect your opinion.

He's talented but utterly lacking in what Stanislavski called "stage charm." He is an utterly unlikable presence on film. Some actors of equal, greater, and lesser ability have oodles of stage charm. In fact, it's separate from talent. Not fair, but there it is.

Fascinated by this discussion--not sure I understand all of it! Norton's social activism is admirable; the time and money he donates to important causes have done so much good in the world. As an actor, he's brilliant and transformative; Looking forward to his new film. I'd watch him read from the phone book--but not that awful Christmas movie he was in--ugh. Can't believe he agreed to perform in such poorly-written, sentimental dreck.

A highly self-absorbed individual.

I always thought Ed Norton was kind of a self-important jerk - this article did nothing to dispel that.

All that data-crunching is just about monetizing data. And while it may be a good way for him to fund his movie projects, I'd rather just watch the movies

More than a few Uber drivers in Paris have expressed to me their dislike of the low pay and high pressure daily life they are forced to lead. The force comes from the disconnected model in which a rider clicks on some app on their phone then gets in a car that seems to randomly appear on the street. I've engaged a number of drivers and they are well-spoken, thoughtful people who express to different degrees a feeling of being caught in a web from which it is hard to escape. They live for the most part outside of the city due to the high cost of shelter there, spending most of their working hours in an intense constant jockeying for space among the pedestrians, scooters, Lime bikes, motorcycles, limos, buses and other drivers. Uber is not a good example of this app-driven world, it is a raw look into the possible future of algorithm-driven human life.

I can't understand how he got the reputation of being difficult to work with. He seems so humble, and he clearly doesn't take himself too seriously.

A great admirer of his body of work, always pleasantly surprised by every performance he gives. Never bored and always interested. If I had to choose a favorite film it would be hard to pin down any one but 25th Hour is an amazingly great film.

Somebody seems pretty impressed with himself

I think he is a terrific actor. I have no idea what to make of this interview, however.

A complex and difficult interview. I left feeling like I know less about Edward Norton, as a human and and as an actor, than I did when I started reading. "What people believe they’re doing in private is very different from the ways they express themselves when they know — or suspect — that they’re being seen." One gets the sense that the unconscious subject of this pseudo-philosophical last answer is, in fact, Norton himself. Or perhaps he meant it to be perceived that way. Unfortunately, I'm not sure I care much. Best of luck with his data crunching.

Ed Norton will never "become his own pollution" because he is never repetitive in the work he chooses. I don't have enough superlatives for Ed Norton's acting, I'm a fan.