Books can be like blockbusters, epic in scope. Books can also be like quiet, little indie films. Ed Burns knows a bit about both. Born in Queens and raised on Long Island, Burns has made 14 feature films as a writer-director-actor-producer. That includes The Brothers McMullen, his debut, a low-budget indie that won the Grand Jury prize at Sundance in 1995. A role in Saving Private Ryan followed, as did a ton of TV and movie roles, ranging from a three-episode character arc on Will & Grace to playing Bugsy Siegel on TNT. He even wrote a book about making indie films, Independent Ed, that came out in 2015.