Edward Burns Quotes
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I'd been offered TV series over the years and never had any interest in doing television. I'm not a TV guy.
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Spielberg gave us three takes before saying anything to us. Since then, I do that, three takes, to let the actors find their rhythm.
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Brothers McMullen' would not be picked up for theatrical distribution now.
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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.
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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.
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Woody Allen would go for seven years without a movie and then make one that makes no money.
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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.
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You make a movie for 9k for the freedom it allows you.
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I feel Irish-Americans are the forgotten minority group. Nobody else is making films about them.
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That's my advice for indie filmmakers: Marry a supermodel.
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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.
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I suffer from Irish-Catholic guilt. Guilt is a good reality check. It keeps that ‘do what makes you happy’ thing in check.
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Actors are con men and con men are actors.
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I try not to be too plot-heavy and to balance the dramatic with the comedic.
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Quite honestly, it's too tough to get your movies made and then also to get out there and sell them.
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Well, for one thing, you know my dad was a cop.
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The stigma of the straight-to-DVD thing is over.
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I mean the cool thing about the movies is that you get to try on these different personalities and different styles.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I was a kid who went to film school and fell into acting.
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But at a certain point, you have to take your influence and find your own voice if you want to become a relevant artist.
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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.
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I'm always aware of who my core audiences are and I serve that niche.
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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.
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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.
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