To me, score is really important. I would rather not have any score if it's something that's going to detract from the… — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
I love working with Scorsese. He's not only a brilliant director and is great working with actors, but he's also a walking… — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
They're not supposed to show prison films in prison. Especially ones that are about escaping. — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
By nature, I think I am a pretty private person, and that is what is hard even doing interviews for films that… — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
What was frustrating about Armageddon was the time I spent not doing anything. It was a big special effects film, and I… — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
In the beginning, it wasn't even a question of deciding I'm going to do independent film and not commercial films - I… — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
It's always fun to get to do independent film because I believe that that's the life blood of film. It's about writers… — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
I could never have imagined the films I've done and the people I've worked with when I was starting out; I certainly… — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
I just like playing interesting, complex, complicated characters. I like films that also have an element of humor. — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
All these directors, and I would include the Coen brothers and Quentin, have a very unique vision of what they want. They… — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
All the roles I play, I don't see any of my roles in films that they're typically leading men. — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
I think distribution has become a lot harder. With the whole explosion of digital video, there's just a lot more people making… — 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 Image
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 Image
Bob Altman had this relaxed but serious attitude. Everybody loved him. I wanted him to adopt me. — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
I never know what I'm going to get. A 'Sopranos' fan is very different from a 'Big Lebowski' fan. — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
Casting is everything. Getting the person that you imagined is this character and then seeing what they bring to it. — Steve Buscemi Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image