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" There's a certain type of character that you can't help but come in contact with growing up and living in Brooklyn and Long Island. A certain mixture of moxie, heart, and a wise guy sense of humor. "

Steve Buscemi

Character

You

Heart

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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. "

Steve Buscemi

Know

Review

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

" 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. "

" I was going to buy a van and move to LA so I could secretly pursue acting without any of my friends knowing. "

" I never made a daring rescue, which is the story people want to hear. I did go to my share of fires. "

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Steve Buscemi

Cast

Always

" To me, it doesn't really matter how big the part is as long as the part is important to the story. "

Steve Buscemi

Matter

Story

" Anything you write, even if you have to start over, is valuable. I let the story write itself through the characters. "

" I did stand-up. I loved George Carlin and Steve Martin. "

" I could never have imagined the films I've done and the people I've worked with when I was starting out; I certainly did not have a career path. "

" Whenever you do something that is in a continuous take, and something that we're not used to doing, because it was all in the details of if you don't make one move seem natural, it can give away all of it. "

" 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. "

" I always find that it's when a script is not detailed, then I have to do more work as an actor. "

" I had a magic kit. I never really followed through on it, but I had my phase of wanting to do it, sure. "

" Directing television is really hard - it's so fast. You shoot an hour show in seven days. "

" It doesn't matter so much where the material comes from, as long as it's good. "

" 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. "

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" Bob Altman had this relaxed but serious attitude. Everybody loved him. I wanted him to adopt me. "

Steve Buscemi

Loved

Him

" Casting is everything. Getting the person that you imagined is this character and then seeing what they bring to it. "

" I read the script and decide if a particular character looks fun to play. I look for complexity and a sense of humor. Those are crucial, real things to life. "