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Steve Buscemi Quotes

I was going to buy a van and move to LA so I could secretly pursue acting without any of my friends knowing Picture Quote #1

Relationships are interesting to me. Not just between men and women, but fathers and sons, brothers and sisters and friends Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I’ve always been interested in character-driven pieces, and my approach to directing is through acting Picture Quote #1

My greatest hope was to get discovered as a comedian and get on a sitcom Picture Quote #1

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My real training as an actor was when I started doing theatre Picture Quote #1

It wasn’t until my senior year in high school that I started acting Picture Quote #1

It doesn’t matter what part I play, I try and commit myself 100 percent Picture Quote #1

I’ve certainly worked with really great directors who haven’t acted Picture Quote #1

I never had any master plan about directing, and I don’t really write Picture Quote #1

It doesn’t matter to me what the genre is Picture Quote #1

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I’m terrible at story and structure, but I’m not so bad at writing dialogue Picture Quote #1

I don’t tend to think of the characters I play 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 Picture Quote #1

When I was a fireman I was in a lot of burning buildings. It was a great job, the only job I ever had that compares with the thrill of acting Picture Quote #1

They’re not supposed to show prison films in prison. Especially ones that are about escaping Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

It doesn’t matter so much where the material comes from, as long as it’s good Picture Quote #1

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Really interesting things come because you don’t know what the rules are, what you can and can’t do Picture Quote #1

I was very surprised that for a while I could only get cast as straight. It was that way for a few years Picture Quote #1

I usually get freaked out if I’m in a situation where a lot of people recognise me at once Picture Quote #1

I think all comics borrow from each other. Only a few have an original voice, and I wasn’t one of them. In the end, I couldn’t figure out who to steal from, so I stopped doing it Picture Quote #1

I never made a daring rescue, which is the story people want to hear. I did go to my share of fires Picture Quote #1

I didn’t think I’d ever be able to do movies. That was for serious actors Picture Quote #1

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Anything you write, even if you have to start over, is valuable. I let the story write itself through the characters Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I like telling stories about people with problems. I can’t really put it much simpler than that Picture Quote #1

Bob Altman had this relaxed but serious attitude. Everybody loved him. I wanted him to adopt me Picture Quote #1

Just because people want to eat the burger doesn’t mean they want to meet the cow Picture Quote #1

Oftentimes you’ll see stuff that makes it into the mainstream that has been influenced by things that are clearly not from the mainstream Picture Quote #1

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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. (Steve Buscemi Quotes) Relationships are interesting to me. Not just between men and women, but fathers and sons, brothers and sisters and friends. (Steve Buscemi Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 Quotes) I’ve always been interested in character-driven pieces, and my approach to directing is through acting. (Steve Buscemi Quotes) My greatest hope was to get discovered as a comedian and get on a sitcom (Steve Buscemi Quotes) My real training as an actor was when I started doing theatre (Steve Buscemi Quotes) It wasn’t until my senior year in high school that I started acting (Steve Buscemi Quotes) It doesn’t matter what part I play, I try and commit myself 100 percent (Steve Buscemi Quotes) I’ve certainly worked with really great directors who haven’t acted (Steve Buscemi Quotes) I never had any master plan about directing, and I don’t really write (Steve Buscemi Quotes) It doesn’t matter to me what the genre is (Steve Buscemi Quotes) I’m terrible at story and structure, but I’m not so bad at writing dialogue (Steve Buscemi Quotes) I don’t tend to think of the characters I play 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 (Steve Buscemi Quotes) When I was a fireman I was in a lot of burning buildings. It was a great job, the only job I ever had that compares with the thrill of acting (Steve Buscemi Quotes) They’re not supposed to show prison films in prison. Especially ones that are about escaping (Steve Buscemi Quotes) 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 Quotes) It doesn’t matter so much where the material comes from, as long as it’s good (Steve Buscemi Quotes) Really interesting things come because you don’t know what the rules are, what you can and can’t do (Steve Buscemi Quotes) I was very surprised that for a while I could only get cast as straight. It was that way for a few years (Steve Buscemi Quotes) I usually get freaked out if I’m in a situation where a lot of people recognise me at once (Steve Buscemi Quotes) I think all comics borrow from each other. Only a few have an original voice, and I wasn’t one of them. In the end, I couldn’t figure out who to steal from, so I stopped doing it (Steve Buscemi Quotes) I never made a daring rescue, which is the story people want to hear. I did go to my share of fires (Steve Buscemi Quotes) I didn’t think I’d ever be able to do movies. That was for serious actors (Steve Buscemi Quotes) Anything you write, even if you have to start over, is valuable. I let the story write itself through the characters (Steve Buscemi Quotes) 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 (Steve Buscemi Quotes) I like telling stories about people with problems. I can’t really put it much simpler than that (Steve Buscemi Quotes) Bob Altman had this relaxed but serious attitude. Everybody loved him. I wanted him to adopt me (Steve Buscemi Quotes) Just because people want to eat the burger doesn’t mean they want to meet the cow (Steve Buscemi Quotes) Oftentimes you’ll see stuff that makes it into the mainstream that has been influenced by things that are clearly not from the mainstream (Steve Buscemi Quotes)

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