American - Actor | January 29, 1968 -
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
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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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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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'Brothers McMullen' would not be picked up for theatrical distribution now.
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That's my advice for indie filmmakers: Marry a supermodel.
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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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Well, honestly, the films I personally like to go see are smaller, more character-driven pieces, so that's why the movies I've made have been smaller, more character-driven movies.
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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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Well, for one thing, you know my dad was a cop.
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