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I was going to buy a van and move to LA so I could secretly pursue acting without any of my friends knowing.
Steve Buscemi
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Steve Buscemi
Age: 66
Born: 1957
Born: December 13
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Steven Vincent Buscemi
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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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I didn't think I'd ever be able to do movies. That was for serious actors.
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I never made a daring rescue, which is the story people want to hear. I did go to my share of fires.
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I did stand-up. I loved George Carlin and Steve Martin.
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I've had dentists who have wanted to help me out, but I say, 'You know, I won't work again if you fix my teeth.'
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