# Trouble letting go

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**Created:** [September 9, 2024, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/trouble-letting-go/4327 "2024-09-09T14:17:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 9, 2024, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/trouble-letting-go/4327/1 "2024-09-09T14:17:01Z")

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About an hour into Brian Koppelman’s conversation with Edward Norton, Norton is talking about “Tony” having trouble letting go of his film— letting go of the post-production of American History X.

The podcast episode is titled “Edward Norton” first published 11/12/2019 (but I think also re-published more recently?) from _The Moment_ with Brian Koppelman.

Fair warning: I found Norton difficult to listen to at length (which surprised me.) He’s the master of tangential story and detail— a master of not finishing a train of thought. But I was able to “listen through” that and enjoyed the whole thing on balance.

When I heard Norton’s comments it occurred to me that I often pay attention to everything leading up the actual “hard” work. I also know about the trap of hiding in seeking perfection. But Norton’s story is one of someone really (_really_) having trouble letting go of their work, when they are forced to let go.

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