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Character Quotes by Steve Buscemi
- Anything you write, even if you have to start over, is valuable. I let the story write itself through the characters.
- Casting is everything. Getting the person that you imagined is this character and then seeing what they bring to it.
- I don't think about the characters I choose to play, analytically or consciously.
- I just like playing interesting, complex, complicated characters. I like films that also have an element of humor.
- I like character-driven stuff. It doesn't matter, the size of the part.
- I talked with Quentin about where the character came from, and he told me Kansas City. I don't know how somebody talks from Kansas City,…
- 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…
- When I get cast, I always flip to the end of the script to see if my character gets beaten up or killed.
- I read the script and decide if a particular character looks fun to play. I look for complexity and a sense of humor. Those are…
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