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Steve Buscemi

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There’s something about being naïve. Really interesting things come because you don’t know what the rules are, what you can and can’t do.

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02Undated

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

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03Undated

There's a certain type of character that you can't help but come in contact with growing up and living in Brooklyn and Long Island. A certain mixture of moxie, heart, and a wise guy sense of humor.

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04Undated

I read the script and decide if a particular character looks fun to play. I look for complexity and a sense of humor. Those are crucial, real things to life.

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05Undated

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

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06Undated

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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07Undated

What was frustrating about Armageddon was the time I spent not doing anything. It was a big special effects film, and I wasn't crazy about pretending I was in outer space. It feels ridiculous.

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08Undated

Growing up, yeah, I had a magic kit with learn tricks and learn card tricks, but I was never... I used to watch whatever magic special was on as a kid, but then, it's not that I lost interest, but to be a magician, you really, it's really hard work. Learning lines is hard enough; learning sleight of hand, that's real practice.

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09Undated

When I moved to the East Village in the late seventies, I wanted to be a street performer, so I practiced daily. I never did work up the skills or the courage to perform on the street, though.

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10Undated

The thrill of performing - that's something that hasn't changed for me. That simultaneous joy of creating something and sharing it with an audience - it's the same now as it was then, when it was just my cousins' birthday party.

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11Undated

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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