Best Buscemi Quotes & Sayings

Do you think god stays in heaven because he too lives in fear of what he's created here on earth? — Steve Buscemi

In the beginning, it wasn't even a question of deciding I'm going to do independent film and not commercial films - I wasn't being offered any commercial films, and there wasn't an independent scene. — Steve Buscemi

It doesn't matter to me what the genre is. — Steve Buscemi

They're not supposed to show prison films in prison. Especially ones that are about escaping. — Steve Buscemi

Relationships are interesting to me. Not just between men and women, but fathers and sons, brothers and sisters and friends. — Steve Buscemi

I never want to feel like the way that I see it isthe only way. Sometimes mistakes happen and that's better than whatyou thought the scene could be. You allow room for the possibilities. — Steve Buscemi

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,' — Steve Buscemi

I have a dresser, who literally is a guy who makes sure the tie is right. It's a little bit of a process. I could probably do it by myself, but it would take me three times as long. — Steve Buscemi

I always find that it's when a script is not detailed, then I have to do more work as an actor. — Steve Buscemi

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. — Steve Buscemi

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

I've certainly worked with really great directors who haven't acted. — Steve Buscemi

It doesn't matter what part I play, I try and commit myself 100 percent. — Steve Buscemi

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. — Steve Buscemi

I never had any master plan about directing, and I don't really write. — Steve Buscemi

I've always been interested in character-driven pieces, and my approach to directing is through acting. — Steve Buscemi

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. — Steve Buscemi

Trees Lounge is based on my own life. Both my parents like the movie. My father, of course, thinks it's a masterpiece. — Steve Buscemi

Love isn't a steadfast dog at all; love is more like a pygmy mouse lemur. Yes, that's exactly what love is: a tiny, jittery primate with eyes that are permanently peeled open in fear. For those of you who cannot quite picture a pygmy mouse lemur, imagine a miniature Don Knotts or Steve Buscemi wearing a fur coat. — Andrew Davidson

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

It's not like I'm looking for things that I can direct that I can also act in, but when it's right, I feel like the actor side of me wants to have that opportunity. — 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

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? — Steve Buscemi

The first movie I had a featured role in was Parting Glances. — 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

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

I met Evan Rachel Wood, James Woods, Kevin Bacon at Sundance. Steve Buscemi is pretty laid-back. I met Judy Greer in Vegas, and she was cool. — Mark Zupan

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. — Steve Buscemi

I enjoy where I am and I don't have a problem with being Steve Buscemi, Stanley Tucci, Don Cheadle, or Jeffrey Wright. They're not the lead of every movie they're in, but every time you see them they're really good. — Anthony Mackie

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. — Steve Buscemi