Edward Burns Quotes

• That's my advice for indie filmmakers: Marry a supermodel.

  Edward Burns

  Advice, Filmmaker, Supermodel

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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.

  Edward Burns

  Dream, Wall, Light

  FaceBook post by Edward Burns from Sep 29, 2011

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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.

  Edward Burns

  Artist, Voice, Want

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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.

  Edward Burns

  Intelligent, Years, Two

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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.

  Edward Burns

  Iphone, Talking, Years

  FaceBook post by Edward Burns from Apr 29, 2012

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• I'm always aware of who my core audiences are and I serve that niche.

  Edward Burns

  Niche, Audience, Core

  "Ed Burns keeps it real, and really small". Interview with Nina Metz, articles.chicagotribune.com. January 13, 2012.

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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.

  Edward Burns

  Stars, Independent, Matter

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• I try not to be too plot-heavy and to balance the dramatic with the comedic.

  Edward Burns

  Balance, Trying, Plot

  "Edward Burns on His New Movie, 'The Fitzgerald Family Christmas'". Interview with Lorraine Cwelich, www.elle.com. December 7, 2012.

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• Brothers McMullen' would not be picked up for theatrical distribution now.

  Edward Burns

  Brother, Distribution, Theatrical

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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.

  Edward Burns

  Stars, War, Taken

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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.

  Edward Burns

  Fans, Different, Hawks

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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.

  Edward Burns

  Art, Home, Thinking

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• I was a kid who went to film school and fell into acting.

  Edward Burns

  School, Kids, Acting

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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.

  Edward Burns

  Reality, Catholic, Suffering

  FaceBook post by Edward Burns from Sep 12, 2011

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• I feel Irish-Americans are the forgotten minority group. Nobody else is making films about them.

  Edward Burns

  Groups, Minorities, Film

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Actors are con men and con men are actors.

  Edward Burns

  Men, Actors

  FaceBook post by Edward Burns from May 01, 2012

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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.

  Edward Burns

  Years, Guy, Television

  "Ed Burns, Lead Singer for the Indie-Rock Movies of Our Time". Interview with Matt Sullivan, www.esquire.com. December 22, 2011.

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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.

  Edward Burns

  Independent, Actors, Shooting

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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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.

  Edward Burns

  Character, Actors, Honest

  "Edward Burns on His New Movie, 'The Fitzgerald Family Christmas'". Interview with Lorraine Cwelich, www.elle.com. December 7, 2012.

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• You make a movie for 9k for the freedom it allows you.

  Edward Burns

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Woody Allen would go for seven years without a movie and then make one that makes no money.

  Edward Burns

  Years, Seven, Woody

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• Well, for one thing, you know my dad was a cop.

  Edward Burns

  Dad, Cop, Wells

  Interview with Maya Singer, www.ign.com. March 9, 2001.

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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.

  Edward Burns

  Directors, Actors, Way

  Interview with Maya Singer, www.ign.com. March 9, 2001.

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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.

  Edward Burns

  Mean, Personality, Style

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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.

  Edward Burns

  Three, Actors, Rhythm

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