Steve Buscemi quotes

Steve Buscemi is an American actor, director, and former firefighter, widely recognized for his distinctive looks and character roles. His performances in films like "Fargo," "Reservoir Dogs," and the series "Boardwalk Empire" earned him critical acclaim. He continues to be admired for his versatility and unique presence in both independent and mainstream cinema. Here are 62 of his quotes:

My real training as an actor was when I started doing theatre.

Steve Buscemi

My greatest hope was to get discovered as a comedian and get on a sitcom.

Steve Buscemi

I usually get freaked out if I'm in a situation where a lot of people recognise me at once.

Steve Buscemi

I never made a daring rescue, which is the story people want to hear. I did go to my share of fires.

Steve Buscemi

Directing television is really hard - it's so fast. You shoot an hour show in seven days.

Steve Buscemi

I didn't think I'd ever be able to do movies. That was for serious actors.

Steve Buscemi

I didn't really like the aloneness of doing stand-up.

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It doesn't matter so much where the material comes from, as long as it's good.

Steve Buscemi

The trend now is to shoot in Canada because it's cheaper, and they don't care what the location is.

Steve Buscemi

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.

Steve Buscemi

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 never did improv professionally, but that was certainly in my training as an actor. I like it.

Steve Buscemi

I just like playing interesting, complex, complicated characters. I like films that also have an element of humor.

Steve Buscemi

Bob Altman had this relaxed but serious attitude. Everybody loved him. I wanted him to adopt me.

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My favorite review described me as the cinematic equivalent of junk mail. I don't know what that means, but it sounds like a dig.

Steve Buscemi

It wasn't until my senior year in high school that I started acting.

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I've always tried to have a healthy take on the characters I play; they are only characters I play.

Steve Buscemi

I'm terrible at story and structure, but I'm not so bad at writing dialogue.

Steve Buscemi

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

I was very surprised that for a while I could only get cast as straight. It was that way for a few years.

Steve Buscemi

To me, it doesn't really matter how big the part is as long as the part is important to the story.

Steve Buscemi

I did stand-up. I loved George Carlin and Steve Martin.

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