Edward Burns Professions : ActorBorn : January 29, 1968 Browse All Authors Top 37 quotes by Edward Burns 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. Edward Burns homeartthinking 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. Edward Burns honestactorscharacter You make a movie for 9k for the freedom it allows you. Edward Burns Woody Allen would go for seven years without a movie and then make one that makes no money. Edward Burns woodysevenyears Well, for one thing, you know my dad was a cop. Edward Burns copwellsdad 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. Edward Burns actorsdirectorsway The stigma of the straight-to-DVD thing is over. Edward Burns stigmadvds When I was 25 years old and had no money - and didn't know how to make movies and had no experience - I was able to get $25,000 together, and that film was 'The Brothers McMullen.' Edward Burns moviesexperiencemoneytogether So you got the cool New Yorkers, and then there are the less-than-cool New Yorkers. Edward Burns gotnewcoolyou You know, I've certainly gone through periods, once I got into this business, where I tried to adopt maybe a more sophisticated style, 'cause they give you all these free clothes. Edward Burns youclothesstylebusiness And at no point did making 'Brothers McMullen' feel like work or hardship. It was really just a matter of 11 days of fun over the course of 8 months. Edward Burns feelmatterworkfun I spent four months in Prague in these blue rooms reacting to nothing and you basically place your faith in the hands of the director and the special effects co-coordinator and you keep your fingers crossed and hope that the creatures look really scary. Edward Burns youhopefaithblue Look: You're not gonna become a millionaire doing this, but that was never the point. And I think a lot of people in the indie film business kind of took their eye off of that. Edward Burns lookyoubusinesspeople When you work with a DeNiro or Hoffman, they love what they do so much that there's never any competitive vibe. It's more about how do we do this thing together. Edward Burns youtogetherworklove The con movie is a little bit different where maybe we tell you what we're going to do but it never goes down the way you expect because there's so much double-crossing and cheats and lies going on along the whole way. Edward Burns downneveryouway But the longer I'm in the business, you see a lot of times these screenplays have been rewritten 5 times and you're not really offending an author. Edward Burns beenseeyoubusiness It is a juggling act and I have been in it for 12 years now, which is about 11 years longer than I thought I would be, and then the priority there is thinking how can I stay somewhat irrelevant so that you can continue to survive and can continue to work and put yourself in a position to get to do the work you are truly passionate about. Edward Burns yourselfyouworkthinking Similar Authors Ian Mckellen actor Adhir Kalyan actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje actor Bert Lahr actor Alan Arkin actor Alan Alda actorAll Authors
