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" 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

Independent

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Beginning

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" It wasn't until my senior year in high school that I started acting. "

" 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. "

" I've certainly worked with really great directors who haven't acted. "

" All the roles I play, I don't see any of my roles in films that they're typically leading men. "

" 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. "

" I never had any master plan about directing, and I don't really write. "

" When I was in pre-production for Trees Lounge, I was hearing the cinematographer talking with the production designer about colours and this and that, and feeling like I was losing control. "

" I usually get freaked out if I'm in a situation where a lot of people recognise me at once. "

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" When I get cast, I always flip to the end of the script to see if my character gets beaten up or killed. "

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" When I moved to the East Village in the late seventies, I wanted to be a street performer, so I practiced daily. I never did work up the skills or the courage to perform on the street, though. "

" Trees Lounge is based on my own life. Both my parents like the movie. My father, of course, thinks it's a masterpiece. "

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" 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. "

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