Edward Burns Quotes

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• Actors are con men and con men are actors.
• I mean the cool thing about the movies is that you get to try on these different personalities and different styles.
• I was a kid who went to film school and fell into acting.
• 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…
• I suffer from Irish-Catholic guilt. Guilt is a good reality check. It keeps that ‘do what makes you happy’ thing in check.
• Brothers McMullen' would not be picked up for theatrical distribution now.
• 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.
• 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…
• I'd been offered TV series over the years and never had any interest in doing television. I'm not a TV guy.
• 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…
• That's my advice for indie filmmakers: Marry a supermodel.
• 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,…
• 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…
• 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…
• 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…
• 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…
• Quite honestly, it's too tough to get your movies made and then also to get out there and sell them.
• 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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