Steve Buscemi quotes

It doesn't matter what part I play, I try and commit myself 100 percent. (Steve Buscemi)
My real training as an actor was when I started doing theatre. View quote
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My greatest hope was to get discovered as a comedian and get on a sitcom. View quote
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I usually get freaked out if I'm in a situation where a lot of people recognise me at once. View quote
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I never made a daring rescue, which is the story people want to hear. I did go to my share of fires. View quote
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Directing television is really hard - it's so fast. You shoot an hour show in seven days. View quote
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I didn't think I'd ever be able to do movies. That was for serious actors. View quote
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I didn't really like the aloneness of doing stand-up. View quote
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It doesn't matter so much where the material comes from, as long as it's good. View quote
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The trend now is to shoot in Canada because it's cheaper, and they don't care what the location is. View quote
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I like telling stories about people with problems. I can't really put it much simpler than that. (Steve Buscemi)
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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I never did improv professionally, but that was certainly in my training as an actor. I like it. View quote
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I just like playing interesting, complex, complicated characters. I like films that also have an element of humor. View quote
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Bob Altman had this relaxed but serious attitude. Everybody loved him. I wanted him to adopt me. View quote
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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. View quote
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It wasn't until my senior year in high school that I started acting. View quote
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I've always tried to have a healthy take on the characters I play; they are only characters I play. View quote
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I'm terrible at story and structure, but I'm not so bad at writing dialogue. View quote
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I don't think about the characters I choose to play, analytically or consciously. (Steve Buscemi)
I was going to buy a van and move to LA so I could secretly pursue acting without any of my friends knowing. View quote
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I was very surprised that for a while I could only get cast as straight. It was that way for a few years. View quote
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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. View quote
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I did stand-up. I loved George Carlin and Steve Martin. View quote
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