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

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

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

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

The director I had most involvement with was Alex Rockwell. He gave me a lot of responsibility as an actor.
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

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

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.
Steve Buscemi

When I was in pre-production for Trees Lounge, I was hearing the cinematographer talking with the production designer about colours and this and that, and feeling like I was losing control.
Steve Buscemi

With Animal Factory you'd think that because it's mostly interiors, you could shoot it anywhere. So we shot this in Philadelphia, and we had the cooperation of the prison system.
Steve Buscemi