Burr Steers Biography

Fast Facts

• Graduated from New York University with a bachelor's degree
• Began his acting career working at off-Broadway venues such as the Actor's Playhouse and the Provincetown Playhouse
• Made his directorial debut with the 2002 comedy-drama "Igby Goes Down․"
• Made his acting debut in the 1989 horror-thriller "Intruder․"
• Quote: "I can hear honesty․ I can hear when somebody is faking or acting․ I've got a sharp sense of that․"
• Quote: "(On casting his movies) "You develop your aesthetic for what you like and what you think is good acting, or what works for you․ You develop an ear and a feel for it, so I know when something is working or not for me, and what I'm going to use․""
• Quote: "(On directing for TV versus movies) "When you do TV, it's really a writer's medium․ The writers really run those shows and, as a director, you're surveying them․ It's a different dynamic․""