Edward Burns
Edward Burns
Edward Fitzgerald Burnsis an American actor, film producer, writer, and director best known for appearing in several films including Saving Private Ryan, 15 Minutes, Life or Something Like It, A Sound of Thunder, The Holiday, One Missed Call, 27 Dresses, Man on a Ledge, Friends with Kids, and Alex Cross. Burns directed movies such as The Brothers McMullen, She's the One, Sidewalks of New York, Purple Violets, and The Fitzgerald Family Christmas. He also starred as Bugsy Siegel in the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth29 January 1968
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Hooking up with anybody from your past gets you thinking about things you haven't thought about in a while. It can rekindle dreams.
Spielberg gave us three takes before saying anything to us. Since then, I do that, three takes, to let the actors find their rhythm.
Woody Allen would go for seven years without a movie and then make one that makes no money.
Well, for one thing, you know my dad was a cop.
The way I see it, when I go out as an actor, it should be on a type of film I'm never going to do as a director.
The stigma of the straight-to-DVD thing is over.
It's so hard to raise money for independent films and the fact of the matter is that the bigger my star or whatever is, as a result of doing bigger pictures, the easier it is for me to get money for my own projects.
Quite honestly, it's too tough to get your movies made and then also to get out there and sell them.
I feel Irish-Americans are the forgotten minority group. Nobody else is making films about them.
But at a certain point, you have to take your influence and find your own voice if you want to become a relevant artist.
You make a movie for 9k for the freedom it allows you.
Brothers McMullen' would not be picked up for theatrical distribution now.
I suffer from Irish-Catholic guilt. Guilt is a good reality check. It keeps that ‘do what makes you happy’ thing in check.
I was a kid who went to film school and fell into acting.