Steve Buscemi
Steve Buscemi
Steven Vincent "Steve" Buscemiis an American actor and film director. Buscemi has starred and supported in successful Hollywood and indie films, including Parting Glances, New York Stories, Mystery Train, Reservoir Dogs, Desperado, Con Air, Armageddon, The Grey Zone, Ghost World, Big Fish, and The Sopranos. He is also known for his appearances in many films by the Coen brothers: Miller's Crossing, Barton Fink, The Hudsucker Proxy, Fargo, and The Big Lebowski. Buscemi provides the voice of Randall Boggs in the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth13 December 1957
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Oftentimes you'll see stuff that makes it into the mainstream that has been influenced by things that are clearly not from the mainstream.
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.
The first movie I had a featured role in was Parting Glances.
The director I had most involvement with was Alex Rockwell. He gave me a lot of responsibility as an actor.
I had a magic kit. I never really followed through on it, but I had my phase of wanting to do it, sure.
I didn't think I'd ever be able to do movies. That was for serious actors.
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.
I always find that it's when a script is not detailed, then I have to do more work as an actor.
Directing television is really hard - it's so fast. You shoot an hour show in seven days.
They're not supposed to show prison films in prison. Especially ones that are about escaping.
My greatest hope was to get discovered as a comedian and get on a sitcom.
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.
It wasn't until my senior year in high school that I started acting.
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 and I don't miss the anxiety of being younger.