Edward Burns, star of upcoming horror “One Missed Call” isn’t just an actor, he’s a director as well. And while working on the movie, he managed to hold back from offering any advice to the movies director, Eric Valette. In an interview with SciFi Wire, Burns explained that although he has experience directing various movie genres, this is one that is entirely new to him and so watching Valette at work was quite a learning experience. "I've never directed anything with any real suspense in it, so that's kind of what I was doing on this film," he told SciFi Wire. "I was like, 'Oh, how is he going to build this scene?' If we're to suspect that something is creeping behind that door, I'd always kind of keep an eye on his shot selection. And then when I saw the cut of the film that I saw, it's like, 'Oh, OK. So that one worked, when I jumped out of my seat, there, the way he built it. And that one didn't work as much.' And trying to think back to why." Not offering the director advice or suggestions is something Burns has had to do before when he appeared in “Saving Private Ryan.”  In that case, he was also able to focus on his acting and pick up a few tricks from Steven Spielberg himself. "The first film that I acted in that wasn't one of my own was Saving Private Ryan," Burns said in an interview while promoting the film. "So I wasn't going to show up on the set of that movie and start offering suggestions to Spielberg. It ended up being such a great learning experience for me, not only as a filmmaker but as an actor, that every film after, I kind of just use it as a way to go to school on the filmmaker." The movie is a remake and Americanized version of the Japanese film Chakushin Ari (much like “The Grudge”) where a group of students start receiving voice-mail messages in which they can hear themselves dying. “One Missed Call” hits theaters Jan. 4, 2008.