Edward Norton Interview (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

A film for which Edward Norton received an Academy Award nomination, which he describes as being about ego and the voices in one's head.

A film directed by Bennett Miller, mentioned as one of his works.

A three-part documentary film by Adam Curtis, recommended by Edward Norton as brilliant and eye-opening.

A film by Jacques Audiard that Edward Norton considers one of the three best gangster films ever made, alongside 'The Godfather' and 'Goodfellas.'

A brilliant film by Jacques Audiard, praised for Marion Cotillard's great performance.

A film Edward Norton starred in.

A television miniseries that sparked Edward Norton's childhood interest in Japanese culture and led him to read James Clavell's book.

A four-part documentary film by Adam Curtis, recommended by Edward Norton as brilliant and eye-opening.

A classic gangster film, which Edward Norton lists as one of the three best alongside 'The Godfather' and 'A Prophet'.

A film by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, described by Edward Norton as an 'absolute unqualified masterpiece' and compared to a Native American spirit myth or Joseph Campbell myth.

A film starring Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons, discussed for a scene demonstrating Streep's intuitive and counter-intuitive acting choices.

An iconic film Edward Norton starred in, from which a quote about material possessions owning you is referenced.

A film directed by Bennett Miller, mentioned as one of his works.

A film for which Edward Norton received an Academy Award nomination, and for which he underwent specific physical training to build muscle mass.

A film Edward Norton starred in.

A documentary recommended as a great introduction to Hixson Gracie and Japanese culture.

A film for which Edward Norton received an Academy Award nomination.

A film Edward Norton was making in China where he broke his back in three places during a shooting stunt.

A documentary by Bennett Miller, considered by Edward Norton to be possibly his favorite film from the director, about a poetic tour guide in New York City.

A classic gangster film, which Edward Norton lists as one of the three best alongside 'Goodfellas' and 'A Prophet'.

A film by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, described by Edward Norton as an 'extremely underseen masterpiece' prior to Birdman.

A film by Jacques Audiard, part of a 'hat-trick' of films Edward Norton recommends.

The woman who created a local theater arts school in Columbia, Maryland, and was an early mentor to Edward Norton, infusing a sense of seriousness and craft in theater.

A martial artist and philosopher whose approach of adopting what is useful and rejecting what is not is likened to Terry Schreiber's pluralist acting philosophy.

An American cultural chronicler of the working man and common man, whose approach is compared to that of 'Humans of New York'.

A psychologist and researcher, mentioned by Tim Ferriss as a podcast guest, often associated with microdosing psychedelics.

The author of 'The Catastrophe of Success,' an essay highly regarded by Edward Norton for its insights into the challenges that follow achieving aspirational goals.

An actress whose performance in 'Rust and Bone' is highlighted by Edward Norton as one of the greatest in recent years.

The martial artist who won the first UFC, an event that Edward Norton says 'rewrote people's sense of what the priorities in martial arts should be.'

A magician, compared to Hixson Gracie for his level of 'alpha over everybody else' in his craft.

An actor who starred in the miniseries 'Shogun,' which first sparked Edward Norton's interest in Japanese culture as a child.

Edward Norton's professor and advisor, described as a great modern Chinese historian who wrote definitive books like 'The Search for Modern China,' and made history come alive in his lectures.

An acclaimed actor whose unconventional approach to an acting exercise, reacting truthfully rather than performing, is recounted as a story of authentic genius.

An acting teacher in New York who advocated a 'pluralist' approach, encouraging actors to learn diverse methodologies rather than adhering to a single one.

The founder, photographer, and writer for Humans of New York, whose Syrian-American series inspired Edward Norton to launch a crowdfunding campaign.

A physician and expert in the field of psychedelic medicine, mentioned by Tim Ferriss as a podcast guest.

A playwright and screenwriter mentioned as a possible writer of 'The French Lieutenant's Woman' script.

A renowned acting teacher whose imagination-focused methodology is mentioned as one of the diverse skill sets actors should be conversant with, according to Terry Schreiber.

A musician and actor who recounted a story of Marlon Brando's authentic, unconventional approach in an acting class.

A playwright and screenwriter mentioned as a possible writer of 'The French Lieutenant's Woman' script.

A filmmaker whose last three films—'Biutiful,' 'Birdman,' and 'The Revenant'—Edward Norton praises as masterpieces.

A mythologist and author whose work on comparative mythology is invoked by Edward Norton to describe the epic quality of 'The Revenant'.

An actor who starred alongside Meryl Streep in 'The French Lieutenant's Woman,' and whose reaction during an unscripted moment in a scene showcased his professionalism alongside Streep.

A professional surfer, compared to Hixson Gracie for his level of 'alpha over everybody else' in his craft.

An author whose historical novels focused on Asia, Edward Norton devoured after reading 'Shogun,' further fueling his interest in the region.

A doctor known for his work with psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, mentioned by Tim Ferriss as a podcast guest.

A filmmaker whose documentary 'The Cruise' Edward Norton loves, and whose directed films include 'Capote,' 'Moneyball,' and 'Foxcatcher.'

An actor, filmmaker, activist, startup founder, UN Ambassador for Biodiversity, massively successful investor, and pilot, who is the guest on the podcast.

An actor whose one-man show in Washington D.C. profoundly impacted Edward Norton at age 17, inspiring him to consider acting as a serious adult vocation.

An acting teacher whose exercises are mentioned as part of the diverse methodologies actors should explore to be great.

An actress whose brilliant, counter-intuitive acting choice in 'The French Lieutenant's Woman' is highlighted as an example of masterful performance.

A legendary Jiu-Jitsu artist who Edward Norton wrote into 'The Incredible Hulk' script and experienced as a 'magician' in martial arts.

A master of Aikido (often pronounced 'iido' in transcriptions), a martial art Edward Norton studied and appreciated for its use of leverage.

A French sociologist and political theorist who wrote 'Democracy in America,' commenting on the American propensity for self-organization.

A pioneering acting teacher whose method is cited as one of the diverse 'shots' an actor should master.

A public figure and author, mentioned for highlighting social safety net cuts and supporting the psilocybin research crowdfunding campaign.

The former Czechoslovakian president and playwright, author of the essay 'The Second Wind,' which Edward Norton admires for its discussion of creative courage and pushing beyond comfort zones.

The author of 'Wind, Sand and Stars' and 'The Little Prince,' whose adventurous flying career Edward Norton admired.

An actor and friend of Edward Norton, whose cell phone number Norton jokingly suggests putting on a billboard as part of a long-running series of jokes.

A British documentarian whose films, 'The Century of the Self' and 'The Power of Nightmares,' Edward Norton really likes for their brilliance and eye-opening dense content.

A German philosopher whose concept of 'self-overcoming' (or Overman) as a perpetual process of evolving oneself is referenced by Edward Norton.

A French filmmaker whose recent films, including 'The Beat My Heart Skipped,' 'A Prophet,' and 'Rust and Bone,' Edward Norton highly recommends.

A famous book also written by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

An essay by Václav Havel, which Edward Norton praises for its themes of not repeating oneself, pushing beyond comfort zones, and daring to absorb and create anew.

A film directed by Bennett Miller, mentioned as one of his works.

A book Edward Norton recalled as one of his favorites after the recording, included as a bonus recommendation.

A book by Jonathan Spence, mentioned as one of his great works on Chinese history.

A film Edward Norton worked on, where he wrote Hixson Gracie into the script for a breath training role.

A definitive book about modern Chinese history written by Jonathan Spence, Edward Norton's professor.

A book by Alexis de Tocqueville, referenced by Edward Norton to illustrate the historical American tendency for proactive self-organization and civic action, akin to modern crowdfunding.

A book by Tim Ferriss that became a New York Times bestseller, for which design work was done using 99designs.

A book by Jonathan Spence, mentioned as one of his great works on Chinese history.

A book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, described as a philosophy of life and 'Zen in the craft of flying,' and a favorite gift Edward Norton has given.

A book mentioned by Edward Norton as one he enjoyed and gave to friends, appreciated for its ability to 'prick certain bubbles of delusion.'

An essay by Tennessee Williams, which Edward Norton considers one of the great essays by a creative person about the post-achievement traps of success.

A technology company that Edward Norton was a very early and successful investor in.

An investing service that uses software for automated investment strategies, including tax-loss harvesting and portfolio rebalancing, making sophisticated services accessible at low cost.

The regulatory body that prohibits companies investing money from using client testimonials for promotional purposes, which is why Tim Ferris is an investor in Wealthfront but not a client.

A government agency whose say-so is not needed when grassroots crowdfunding efforts rally together to make things happen, as discussed in the context of the psilocybin study.

An institution where psychedelic research is being supported by a crowdfunding campaign on Crowdrise, focusing on psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression.

A city in Japan where Edward Norton spent a summer between his junior and senior year of college for a job, drawn by his interest in Japanese culture.

A concept that captivated Edward Norton in his late teens, evolving from his interest in Japanese Aesthetics and forming part of his pull towards Asian culture.

A spiritual interest for Edward Norton, which developed from his earlier interest in Asian culture and Zen.

A neuroimaging technique that will be used in the Johns Hopkins psilocybin study to track and analyze brain activity.

A platform for design services, recommended by Tim Ferriss for logo, website, and other design needs, used for 'The 4-Hour Body' prototypes.

A crowdfunding platform co-founded by Edward Norton, which facilitates peer-to-peer fundraising for nonprofits and direct assistance for individuals, known for its low fees.

A blog/portrait series by Brandon Stanton, admired by Edward Norton for its modern-day 'Studs Terkel' approach to chronicling everyday people, especially its Syrian-American series.

A compound being studied at Johns Hopkins for its potential rapid, substantial, and sustained anti-depressive effects in treatment-resistant depression, with human trials crowdfunded through Crowdrise.

A class of antidepressant drugs that the Johns Hopkins psilocybin study aims to provide an alternative or augmentation to for treatment-resistant depression.