The director I had most involvement with was Alex Rockwell. He gave me a lot of responsibility as an actor. — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
I didn't think I'd ever be able to do movies. That was for serious actors. — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
I always find that it's when a script is not detailed, then I have to do more work as an actor. — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
I don't think I'm that much different from any other working actor that's trying to make a living. — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
I never did improv professionally, but that was certainly in my training as an actor. I like it. — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
Communication is the key, and it's one thing I had to learn-to talk to the actors. I was so involved with the… — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
I don't blame any director for wanting to do something more commercial. That's all part of the business. I certainly have done… — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
I think it's important to create an atmosphere where actors feel like they can try things out. It doesn't mean that I'll… — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
Character actors just pile up the credits because you work on a movie for, like, a few days. It's not like I'm… — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
I never did improv professionally, but that was certainly in my training as an actor. I like it. Actually, when I did… — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
I suppose things are better now, but ... I don't know. People still hate each other, they just know how to hide it better. — Steve Buscemi Copy Share
I read the script and decide if a particular character looks fun to play. I look for complexity and a sense of humor. Those… — Steve Buscemi Copy Share
Bob Altman had this relaxed but serious attitude. Everybody loved him. I wanted him to adopt me. — Steve Buscemi Copy Share
I never know what I'm going to get. A 'Sopranos' fan is very different from a 'Big Lebowski' fan. — Steve Buscemi Copy Share
Nothing's really changed for me over the years. I like telling stories about people with problems. I can't really put it much simpler than… — Steve Buscemi Copy Share
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… — Steve Buscemi Copy Share
Casting is everything. Getting the person that you imagined is this character and then seeing what they bring to it. — Steve Buscemi Copy Share
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… — Steve Buscemi Copy Share
Anything you write, even if you have to start over, is valuable. I let the story write itself through the characters. — Steve Buscemi Copy Share
I never did improv professionally, but that was certainly in my training as an actor. I like it. Actually, when I did theater, I… — Steve Buscemi Copy Share
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… — Steve Buscemi Copy Share
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… — Steve Buscemi Copy Share
I never made a daring rescue, which is the story people want to hear. I did go to my share of fires. — Steve Buscemi Copy Share
I never want to feel like the way that I see it isthe only way. Sometimes mistakes happen and that's better than whatyou thought… — Steve Buscemi Copy Share
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 Copy Share
