Edward Norton Wants His Car
March 14th, 2004
Edward Norton may not be the nice guy you think he is.
I was standing out near the Valet station waiting for my car after an UNDISCLOSED PARTY which I will not mention here for fear of being accosted by the Edward Norton People, who have no names but will come after you if they can figure out who you are after saying that Edward Norton may not be the nice guy you think he is.
Edward Norton was with his publicist, assistant and another non-descript person. But even with the fan base, he was grumbling away.
Edward Norton: Where’s my car?
Publicist: It’s coming. We gave them your ticket.
Edward Norton looks to me.
Edward Norton: They took his ticket first. He’s going to get his car before us.
Publicist: They’re getting your car. It’s coming.
Edward Norton has now decided to raise his voice.
Edward Norton: We should have brought two cars. One to arrive in, and one that would be ready for me as soon as I was ready to leave. If we have to have three or four cars come with us to make sure there’s one ready when I am, then do it.
The Edward Norton People nod, submissively as my car arrives. I get inside. Looking back, Edward Norton isn’t pleased that the regular old non-descript Pauly D is leaving before him. He mouths something to his publicist which was either:
Edward Norton: He got his car first.
Edward Norton: I’m about to burst.
Edward Norton: He looks like Stephen Furst.
I don’t know if Edward Norton ever got his car, but since I have seen him places other than the Valet station since then — I suspect he did.
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In other news, Stephen Furst starred in Animal House and that classic scavenger hunt movie, Midnight Madness.
I’m so disappointed. I hate hearing bad things about actors I like. Damn Damn Damn. Oh well, I’ll have have to find another actor to admire now.
Lena
Comment by Lena — March 14, 2004 @ 5:29 pm
I was surprised, too. I mean, he’s an amazing actor but had such an attitude that night and didn’t care to show it off.
Oh well. There’s always Carrot Top.
Comment by Pauly D — March 14, 2004 @ 5:35 pm
Maybe he said “He’s next for the curse.”
Hey, you never know.
Comment by frozen star — March 14, 2004 @ 11:36 pm
Hee hee hee- if I’d been you, I might have just given Mr. Norton a little smug smirk from your car and a little wave goodbye. That’s too bad that people let fame go to their heads.
Comment by Kristi — March 15, 2004 @ 6:35 am
I totally wanted to say something, but I’ve learned my lesson from the Dina Meyer incident…previously mentioned on this blog.
Comment by Pauly D — March 15, 2004 @ 7:02 am
What a bummer, because I’ve always admired his acting. It’s a joyous occasion when you encounter a celebrity who knows that being famous doesn’t give him or her certain entitlements.
Comment by Anne — March 15, 2004 @ 7:07 am
OK, forget setting me up with Ed Norton. So, how’s the Cusack thing coming along. I hear he is very well-behaved at valet stands.
Comment by lori — March 15, 2004 @ 9:03 am
Cusack says he wants to meet you out behind the diner next tuesday at 3pm. Hope you can make it.
Comment by Pauly D — March 15, 2004 @ 11:36 am
oooo! *peels away in Ed Norton’s car to beat lori to the diner*
Comment by em — March 15, 2004 @ 1:08 pm
Now you’ve got some competition there, Lori.
And I heard somewhere that Em is thinking about breast augmentation! She could have you beat.
Comment by Pauly D — March 15, 2004 @ 1:15 pm
hey! that was a secret!
Comment by em — March 15, 2004 @ 1:28 pm
I guess you should count yourself lucky he didn’t go all “Fight Club” on you.
Comment by Dawn — March 15, 2004 @ 3:36 pm
First rule of Valet Fight Club is you never talk about Valet Fight Club.
Comment by Pauly D — March 15, 2004 @ 3:42 pm
Through working on a shitty dating show co-starring a relatively unknown woman who was dating Steve Martin at the time, I had occasion to have dinner with Steve Martin. He turned out to be very nice, but very quiet, and relatively intellectual. Not much like his on-screen persona. But he played on the Norton-syndrome with our waitress, who you could tell was surprised to be serving someone as famous as he is. As she leaned to fill his water glass, her hand happened to touch Steve Martin’s fork. Very seriously, he looked her in the eye and said, “You touched my fork.” She about died and started apologizing profusely. He let her off the hook pretty quickly, with a nice smile and a laugh.
Then he stabbed her with the fork.
Comment by clightbo — March 15, 2004 @ 4:21 pm
Good to see Steve Martin follows through, at least.
I hear that he is very very very serious and not funny when he’s not “on”.
Comment by Pauly D — March 15, 2004 @ 4:28 pm
i can’t tell you how many times i’ve seen midnight madness. don’t forget that was also michael j. fox’s movie debut.
Comment by matt — March 16, 2004 @ 7:41 am
Good call on the J. Fox trivia.
Comment by Pauly D — March 16, 2004 @ 7:54 am
Damn! I go away for 24 hours and Em snatches John Cusack (#1 on my list) right out from under me (ahem!). And she does it by commandeering Ed Norton’s (#2 on my list) car!!! All I’ve gotta say is…it’s a harsh world.
First Rule of Celebrity Set-ups is You Never Talk About Celebrity Set-ups. Or risk having to move to #3 on your list—who I WON’T MENTION here. Learned my lesson.
Comment by lori — March 16, 2004 @ 10:57 am
*lurks, listening quietly*
Comment by em — March 16, 2004 @ 1:02 pm
#3 on your list?
Is it the Newman character actor from Seinfeld? (Wayne Knight)
Comment by Pauly D — March 16, 2004 @ 1:21 pm
*whispers* please don’t let it be him.
Comment by em — March 16, 2004 @ 1:36 pm
It’s not Newman. But you people can’t be trusted, and so you’ll never get your hands on my precious John Wesley Harding…oh damn. Someone tie Em to a post until after South by Southwest, please.
Comment by lori — March 16, 2004 @ 2:54 pm
oooo, OK!
Comment by em — March 16, 2004 @ 3:55 pm
Aw that’s so disappointing but it doesn’t
make me love him any less. Where else have you seen him? I’m obsessed.
Comment by KD — August 7, 2004 @ 1:53 pm
you people are all so silly, you have all made some stupid false judgementals about someone you have never met. and believed someone’s accusation as if he can read lips! gosh cant you even make your words real!?: He got his car first….
I’m about to burst….
He looks like Stephen Furst…
be sure of what you say about people because they will not like it, and eventually you will not like it.
Comment by Esraa — August 11, 2004 @ 2:40 pm
Good point, Esraa. Very good point!
Comment by Pauly D — August 11, 2004 @ 2:51 pm
This didn’t happen. You’ve never been anywhere with Ed Norton, man.
Comment by Josh — August 1, 2005 @ 2:44 pm
After what I saw him capable of doing (American History X),
I’d say he acted more than reasonable.
Comment by nic — August 27, 2005 @ 11:21 am
Haha, you think so, Nic?
Comment by Pauly D — August 27, 2005 @ 11:42 am
Yeah, I guess he let you live so you could finish and he could read your new book.
(Didja see AMX?)
Comment by nic — August 27, 2005 @ 12:15 pm
I did see it. Pretty brutal movie. But Norton was great in it.
Comment by Pauly D — August 27, 2005 @ 12:22 pm
Well I hardly care. I know he’s a fantastic actor- the best of his generation. And I know he’s in the whole movie industry for acting, and couldn’t care less about the celebrity element. I also know that he’s hard to get along with, as he said, he doesn’t need to “walk out friends with everybody”. He’s difficult. Tony Kaye the AMX director to this day, calls him a “narcissistic asshole person”. That doesn’t rob him of his talent, or of the fact that he’s REALLY REALLY hot. I mean, he’s from Yale, he has GOT to have SOME attitude.
If anything, this episode makes me like him even more!
*smitten*
Comment by Maggie — June 21, 2006 @ 3:10 am
Okay, Ed Norton may be a dick, but that doesn’t undermine the fact that he’s one of the most talented actors working AND looks fantastic in the latest issue of BlackBook magazine. He’s photographed with Naomi Watts; pick up a copy and fill your daily hotness quota.
Comment by Alexandra — December 5, 2006 @ 10:53 am