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I'm terrible at story and structure, but I'm not so bad at writing dialogue.
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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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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By nature, I think I am a pretty private person, and that is what is hard even doing interviews for films that I really love doing, because in some ways, it diminishes the experience that I had.
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I can't relate to 99% of humanity.
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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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I usually get freaked out if I'm in a situation where a lot of people recognise me at once.
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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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