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
I mean the cool thing about the movies is that you get to try on these different personalities and different styles.
I am a big fan of the old Howard Hawks films from the 30s and 40s, I was a big Hepburn and Tracey fan for a while and Woody Allen films that are a very different kind of romantic comedy.
I'd been offered TV series over the years and never had any interest in doing television. I'm not a TV guy.
Actors are con men and con men are actors.
I'm always aware of who my core audiences are and I serve that niche.
I'm betting that in two years I'll be talking to you about a film that I shot on an iPhone. It's absolutely coming, I have no doubt in my mind.
I try not to be too plot-heavy and to balance the dramatic with the comedic.
Newlyweds shooting budget: 5k for actors, 2k insurance, 2k food and drink. 9k in the can. We only shot 12 days. That's how to make an independent film.
People that went to art house theatre have more options, I used to go, but now think any movie can be delivered in a red envelope three months after it's released so why not watch it on my flat screen in the comfort of home.
There has been a great proliferation of lawyers in the pat 20 years, just as there has been a proliferation of computers. But unlike computers, lawyers do not get twice as intelligent and half as expensive every two years.
Trust your actors. That's why I work with the same actors time and time again. I encourage them to change the dialogue to achieve one thing: keep the characters honest.
It's an enormous wall that's built between you and your dreams. And if every day, you just chip away... It may take ten years, but eventually you just might see some light.
Maybe I should have taken a few chances. That's not to say I want to go make Star Wars, but I need to shift my career into the studio world. That's where my head was at when I thought of the original plot.
That's my advice for indie filmmakers: Marry a supermodel.