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Steve Buscemi
Steve Buscemi
American Actor
Born: Dec 13, 1957
About Actor Me People Think You
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My greatest hope was to get discovered as a comedian and get on a sitcom. Steve Buscemi
Hope Comedian Greatest Discovered Get Sitcom
Every day's an adventure when I step out of my door. That's why I usually wear a hat and keep my head low. Steve Buscemi
Day Every Out Hat Wear Step Head Adventure Door Low Keep Why
They're not supposed to show prison films in prison. Especially ones that are about escaping. Steve Buscemi
Prison Films About Supposed Escaping Show
In the beginning, it wasn't even a question of deciding I'm going to do independent film and not commercial films - I wasn't being offered any commercial films, and there wasn't an independent scene. Steve Buscemi
Beginning Films Independent Independent Film Scene Question Commercial Offered Any Going Being In The Beginning Deciding Even Film
The first movie I had a featured role in was Parting Glances. Steve Buscemi
First Featured Had Glance Parting Role Movie
To me, score is really important. I would rather not have any score if it's something that's going to detract from the film. So often when I watch films, the score is what really bothers me. Steve Buscemi
Me Important Films Would Something Rather Bothers Score Any Going Often Really Film Watch
My favorite review described me as the cinematic equivalent of junk mail. I don't know what that means, but it sounds like a dig. Steve Buscemi
Me Dig Cinematic Favorite Mail Like Know Equivalent Sounds Review Junk Means
I didn't really like the aloneness of doing stand-up. Steve Buscemi
Like Doing Really
My real training as an actor was when I started doing theatre. Steve Buscemi
Theatre Training Real Doing Actor Started
The director I had most involvement with was Alex Rockwell. He gave me a lot of responsibility as an actor. Steve Buscemi
Me Director Responsibility Gave Had He Most Involvement Lot Actor Alex
It doesn't matter what part I play, I try and commit myself 100 percent. Steve Buscemi
Myself Matter Try Percent Part Commit Play
It doesn't matter so much where the material comes from, as long as it's good. Steve Buscemi
Good Matter Long Material Where Much
Directing television is really hard - it's so fast. You shoot an hour show in seven days. Steve Buscemi
You Seven Television Directing Days Hour Shoot Really Hard Show Fast
Communication is the key, and it's one thing I had to learn-to talk to the actors. I was so involved with the visual and technical aspects that I would forget about the actors. Steve Buscemi
Communication Key Visual Would One Thing About Had Involved Talk Forget Aspects Actor Technical Thing
It wasn't until my senior year in high school that I started acting. Steve Buscemi
School Year High High School Until Senior Senior Year Acting Started
I was going to buy a van and move to LA so I could secretly pursue acting without any of my friends knowing. Steve Buscemi
Buy Secretly Van Pursue Could Knowing Without La Friends Any Going Move Acting
I didn't think I'd ever be able to do movies. That was for serious actors. Steve Buscemi
Think Able Movies Serious Actor Ever
Anything you write, even if you have to start over, is valuable. I let the story write itself through the characters. Steve Buscemi
You Valuable Characters Through Write Over Itself Anything Story Even Start
What was frustrating about Armageddon was the time I spent not doing anything. It was a big special effects film, and I wasn't crazy about pretending I was in outer space. It feels ridiculous. Steve Buscemi
Time Crazy Space Pretending Big Spent Outer Outer Space About Armageddon Feels Doing Effects Anything Frustrating Special Special Effects Ridiculous Film
The trend now is to shoot in Canada because it's cheaper, and they don't care what the location is. Steve Buscemi
Care Trend Location Cheaper Because Canada Shoot Now
With Animal Factory you'd think that because it's mostly interiors, you could shoot it anywhere. So we shot this in Philadelphia, and we had the cooperation of the prison system. Steve Buscemi
You Animal Prison Think System Could Factory Had Mostly Because Shoot Anywhere Shot Interiors Cooperation Philadelphia
I talked with Quentin about where the character came from, and he told me Kansas City. I don't know how somebody talks from Kansas City, so I made him from New York. Steve Buscemi
Character Me Made Somebody City About He New Know Him Talked Talks How Came York New York Where Kansas Kansas City
I was really young, just playing with puppets a lot and doing all the voices and acting it out - normal kid stuff. But then I'd hear my mother talking about it to her relatives, marveling at it as if it was something unique. And it made me realize, 'Oh, maybe I do have a talent for something.' Steve Buscemi
Me Mother Relatives Made Young Kid Out Puppets About Something Voices Stuff Talent Talking Doing Hear Normal Lot Maybe Oh Just Realize Then Really Acting Unique Her Playing
The thrill of performing - that's something that hasn't changed for me. That simultaneous joy of creating something and sharing it with an audience - it's the same now as it was then, when it was just my cousins' birthday party. Steve Buscemi
Birthday Me Joy Party Changed Birthday Party Something Thrill Sharing Simultaneous Performing Audience Cousins Same Just Then Creating Now
I like character-driven stuff. It doesn't matter, the size of the part. Steve Buscemi
Matter Part Stuff Like Size
My dad had a temper. I have a temper. Most people I know have a temper. And I think it comes out mostly with your family. I don't think it's unique to the Buscemis, but it's something I've been able to tap into when I play certain roles. Steve Buscemi
Family People Think Out Temper Able Something Had Know Most Mostly Been Tap Roles Certain Your Unique Dad Play
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