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All the roles I play, I don't see any of my roles in films that they're typically leading men.
Steve Buscemi
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Steve Buscemi
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: December 13
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Bob Altman had this relaxed but serious attitude. Everybody loved him. I wanted him to adopt me.
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I like character-driven stuff. It doesn't matter, the size of the part.
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I didn't think I'd ever be able to do movies. That was for serious actors.
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I don't think I'm that much different from any other working actor that's trying to make a living.
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I don't blame any director for wanting to do something more commercial. That's all part of the business. I certainly have done it, as an actor.
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I guess I don't think about age too much. I've always felt older than I really am anyway. I'm not dreading getting older. I don't miss the anxiety of being younger and not knowing what you want or where you’re going.
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I did stand-up. I loved George Carlin and Steve Martin.
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Just because people want to eat the burger doesn't mean they want to meet the cow.
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There's a certain type of character that you can't help but come in contact with growing up and living in Brooklyn and Long Island. A certain mixture of moxie, heart, and a wise guy sense of humor.
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What if I told you insane was working fifty hours a week in some office for fifty years at the end of which they tell you to p*ss off ending up in some retirement village hoping to die before suffering the indignity of trying to make it to the toilet on time? Wouldn't you consider that to be insane?
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I feel my life has more meaning because I am responsible for another life, although I don't have control over what Lucian - my son - is going to do. He's definitely going to carve his own way.
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I can't relate to 99% of humanity.
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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.
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Directing television is really hard - it's so fast. You shoot an hour show in seven days.
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My greatest hope was to get discovered as a comedian and get on a sitcom.
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Every day's an adventure when I step out of my door. That's why I usually wear a hat and keep my head low.
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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 that. Relationships are interesting to me. Not just between men and women but fathers and sons, brothers and sisters and friends.
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I have a dresser, who literally is a guy who makes sure the tie is right. It's a little bit of a process. I could probably do it by myself, but it would take me three times as long.
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