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My greatest hope was to get discovered as a comedian and get on a sitcom.
Steve Buscemi
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Steve Buscemi
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: December 13
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Steven Vincent Buscemi
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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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Bob Altman had this relaxed but serious attitude. Everybody loved him. I wanted him to adopt me.
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I like telling stories about people with problems. I can't really put it much simpler than that.
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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'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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I can't relate to 99% of humanity.
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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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Just because people want to eat the burger doesn't mean they want to meet the cow.
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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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The director I had most involvement with was Alex Rockwell. He gave me a lot of responsibility as an actor.
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I did stand-up. I loved George Carlin and Steve Martin.
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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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Communication is the key, and it's one thing I had to learn-to talk to the actors. I was so involved with the visual and technical aspects that I would forget about the actors.
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They're not supposed to show prison films in prison. Especially ones that are about escaping.
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Trees Lounge is based on my own life. Both my parents like the movie. My father, of course, thinks it's a masterpiece.
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