American - Actor | December 13, 1957 -
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
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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.
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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.
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I've never had a grand plan. I've only just tried to keep open to many different possibilities, have fun and work with people who are passionate about what they do.
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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.
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Relationships are interesting to me. Not just between men and women, but fathers and sons, brothers and sisters and friends.
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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.'
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To me, it doesn't really matter how big the part is as long as the part is important to the story.
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I like telling stories about people with problems. I can't really put it much simpler than that.
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I didn't think I'd ever be able to do movies. That was for serious actors.
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I don't tend to think of these characters as losers. I like the struggles that people have, people who are feeling like they don't fit into society, because I still sort of feel that way.
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Casting is everything. Getting the person that you imagined is this character and then seeing what they bring to it.
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