Norton: Networking sites are "torture"

Edward Norton has revealed that he cannot handle the idea of people following what he is doing on social networking sites.

The Leaves Of Grass actor, who has recently had to join Twitter to log his training for a charity run, said that he thinks sites like Facebook and MySpace are "torture".

Norton told Parade magazine: "I haven't personally really engaged in a lot of this new kind of social networking stuff like Twitter or Facebook or MySpace. I mean, the notion of people following what I am doing every day is like torture for me."

The star added that he understands networking online for positive reasons, saying: "It's a good example of a way that you can turn that platform into something where you actually can accomplish something good. We're putting our running training log on Twitter. We are actually developing kind of a web-based viral campaign to get support."

Talking about his new exercise regime, Norton added: "I'm running back home in New York. It's very intimidating, and I'm definitely feeling the aches and pains. But... I feel like I'm making a lot of progress."