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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.
Steve Buscemi
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Steve Buscemi
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: December 13
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When I was a fireman I was in a lot of burning buildings. It was a great job, the only job I ever had that compares with the thrill of acting.
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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 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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My greatest hope was to get discovered as a comedian and get on a sitcom.
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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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The trend now is to shoot in Canada because it's cheaper, and they don't care what the location is.
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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.
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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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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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All the roles I play, I don't see any of my roles in films that they're typically leading men.
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I did stand-up. I loved George Carlin and Steve Martin.
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I never did improv professionally, but that was certainly in my training as an actor. I like it.
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Whenever you do something that is in a continuous take, and something that we're not used to doing, because it was all in the details of if you don't make one move seem natural it can give away all of it.
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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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