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" When I was doing stand-up, I was about twenty, and I really think that that's a little too young. I didn't have a whole lot of life experience to draw on. "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" They're not supposed to show prison films in prison. Especially ones that are about escaping. "

" 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 just like playing interesting, complex, complicated characters. I like films that also have an element of humor. "

" It's not like I'm looking for things that I can direct that I can also act in, but when it's right, I feel like the actor side of me wants to have that opportunity. "

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

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

" 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. "

" My greatest hope was to get discovered as a comedian and get on a sitcom. "

" 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.' "

" 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 didn't think I'd ever be able to do movies. That was for serious actors. "

" It doesn't matter to me what the genre is. "

" I've always tried to have a healthy take on the characters I play; they are only characters I play. "

" Growing up, yeah, I had a magic kit with learn tricks and learn card tricks, but I was never... I used to watch whatever magic special was on as a kid, but then, it's not that I lost interest, but to be a magician, you really, it's really hard work. Learning lines is hard enough; learning sleight of hand, that's real practice. "

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

" The trend now is to shoot in Canada because it's cheaper, and they don't care what the location is. "

" 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. "

" I didn't really like the aloneness of doing stand-up. "

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