Steve Buscemi

Growing up, yeah, I had a magic kit with learn tricks and learn card tricks, but I was never... I used to…

— Steve Buscemi

It doesn't matter what part I play, I try and commit myself 100 percent.

— Steve Buscemi

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

— Steve Buscemi

The director I had most involvement with was Alex Rockwell. He gave me a lot of responsibility as an actor.

— Steve Buscemi

When I was a fireman I was in a lot of burning buildings. It was a great job, the only job I…

— Steve Buscemi

I talked with Quentin about where the character came from, and he told me Kansas City. I don't know how somebody talks…

— Steve Buscemi

The first movie I had a featured role in was Parting Glances.

— Steve Buscemi

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

— Steve Buscemi

Directing television is really hard - it's so fast. You shoot an hour show in seven days.

— Steve Buscemi

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

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

— Steve Buscemi

I hope I don't make it sound like it's this big to-do, but even putting on real cufflinks takes work.

— Steve Buscemi

Really interesting things come because you don't know what the rules are, what you can and can't do.

— Steve Buscemi

I don't think I'm that much different from any other working actor that's trying to make a living.

— Steve Buscemi

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

— Steve Buscemi

Every day's an adventure when I step out of my door. That's why I usually wear a hat and keep my head…

— Steve Buscemi

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

— Steve Buscemi

Shooting in sequence, I think it intensifies everybody's relationship, the crew, the actors. You have to be very focused, and shooting at…

— Steve Buscemi

By nature, I think I am a pretty private person, and that is what is hard even doing interviews for films that…

— Steve Buscemi

My favorite review described me as the cinematic equivalent of junk mail.

— Steve Buscemi

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

— Steve Buscemi

I've always loved comedy and growing up it was the comedies that I really responded to. So I don't know how it…

— Steve Buscemi

My favorite review described me as the cinematic equivalent of junk mail. I don't know what that means, but it sounds like…

— Steve Buscemi

I always find that it's when a script is not detailed, then I have to do more work as an actor.

— Steve Buscemi

Just because people want to eat the burger doesn't mean they want to meet the cow.

— Steve Buscemi