Edward Norton Interview
The film is about the friendship between a Catholic Priest and a Rabbi. How have people reacted to this?
One of the best compliments that I got was from one of the heads of the studios, who was Jewish. He thought it impossible the film was made by a Gentile. I'm an honourary Jew. If you've gone to more than ten Bar Mitzvahs in your life, you get an honourary Jew certificate. A lot of my friends were Jewish, growing up, and I was more familiar with the Jewish rituals than I was with the Catholic ones.
What appealed about the story?
What I liked about it most fundamentally was that it was about three people evolving and maturing in the course of their relationship over time. It reminded me of films I really liked, like Broadcast News and Jules et Jim. Those kinds of film are very tricky. It's really just about being those characters. I'd always enjoyed those kinds of movies, and I hadn't gotten to do anything like that.
Who encouraged you to direct?
Milos Forman, who directed me in People Vs. Larry Flynt. He said,"You should direct. Don't wait. Just do it". He encouraged me to not look too hard to find the perfect project.
You've just shot heist comedy The Score with Robert De Niro. How was that experience?
He was everything he was cracked up to be. The way he works makes a lot of sense to me. We both have an obsession for detail. I spent a lot of time going around with the LAPD burglary unit learning how to crack safes.
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