Deep Dive with Edward Burns and Gretchen Mol on Making

Kelly Corrigan Wonders

Kelly Corrigan Show

Society & Culture

4.8 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Filmmaker Edward Burns and actress/designer Gretchen Mol discuss what keeps creative people going through doubt and disappointment. Both share how they discovered their callings, explore the magic of finding flow, whether in acting, writing or filmmaking and talk candidly about resilience in the creative process. Their film "Millers in Marriage" explores relationships after age 50, that golden time when kids are grown and it's finally easier to pursue long-delayed dreams. As Eddie perfectly puts it: "If not now, when?" Whether launching a dress line like Gretchen or making your 14th film like Eddie, they remind us that the joy is found in making itself, not in the outcome. The key to creative longevity? Managing your energy and surrounding yourself with supportive people who believe in your vision. Check out Kelly and Claire's new children's book Marianne the Maker - you can pre-order HERE. To celebrate the release of Marianne the Maker, Penguin Young Readers is matching each pre-order with a donation of the book to Save the Children’s early education programs in the U.S. — up to 2,000 books. Pre-order your copy today and help inspire a love of reading in the lives of children who may not otherwise have access to books. Occasionally hyperlinks don't work on desktop computers, below you'll find the addresses for the links above: Gretchen M: https://gretchenm.com Edward Burns: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0122653/?ref_=vp_close Marianne the Maker website: https://www.mariannethemaker.com To preorder Marianne the Maker: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/marianne-the-maker-kelly-corrigan/1146247121?ean=9780593206096 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:10.0	Welcome to Kelly Corrigan Wonders. I'm Kelly Corrigan, and today I'm wondering what keeps
1:14.6	creative people going through disappointment and dry spells and doubt. You may know that I have
1:20.9	recently written a children's book, Marianne the Maker, with my daughter Claire, and that has
1:26.5	caused me to want to do a deep dive into how and why humans across time and
1:31.7	across culture keep making things.
1:34.5	My guests today are author, filmmaker, producer, Edward Burns, who you likely know from
1:40.3	his seminal 90s indie film, The Brothers McMullen, and actress Gretchen Mall,
1:45.8	who was in Rounders, Girl 6, and Boardwalk Empire, and also happens to star in a new Edward
1:51.9	Burns film, Millers in Marriage. They're here together to talk about making and the importance
1:58.0	of creative resilience and finding your voice, whether it's in front
2:02.2	of the camera, behind it, or even through, say, designing a dress line like Gretchen's new venture,
2:09.8	Gretchen M. Here's my conversation with Edward Burns and Gretchen Mall.
2:16.7	Let's go all the way back. When did you feel like, oh, I'm not like the other kids.
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