I do like to work with young directors because it's such a difficult business that I think after directors have been around a while sometimes, not always, but sometimes their passion gets siphoned off because they get hurt. Ellen Burstyn businessdifficultdirector share on social
To me, it's a very moral film. If my son were a teenager now, I would drag him to see it. Ellen Burstyn dragfilmmoral Change image and share on social
So I was at the Actor's Studio, thinking about this, and I happened to glance over to the other side of the stage and I saw the ugliest chair I have ever seen. And I thought, 'Well, I could kill that chair!' Ellen Burstyn actorchairglance share on social
I always wanted to play Joan of Arc. I've always wanted to do that. Now I'm thinking, 'Maybe there's a story in Joan of Arc's mother!' If I don't hurry up, her grandmother! Ellen Burstyn arcgrandmotherhave Change image and share on social
What a lovely surprise to finally discover how unlonely being alone can be. Ellen Burstyn discoverfinallylovely Change image and share on social
I talked to women who lived there, to get their speech patterns and outlook on life - and how narrow that is. Ellen Burstyn lifelivenarrow Change image and share on social
It's been awhile. My Oscar is getting kind of tarnished. I looked at it a couple of years ago and thought I really needed a new one. Ellen Burstyn agoawhilecouple Change image and share on social
It's about avoiding reality through various escape routes that become addictions and lead to Hell. My character is addicted to television, chocolate, coffee, to her dream of her son, which has no basis in reality. Ellen Burstyn addictaddictionavoid share on social
They pulled Resurrection out of the theatres, so it was running in New York and I was nominated for the Oscar and there was no ad in the newspapers to say it was running. So it was literally killed. Ellen Burstyn killliterallynewspaper Change image and share on social
Their life is about getting enough money to put food on the table to feed their children, and that's it. Ellen Burstyn childfeedfood Change image and share on social
