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
Quentin was so passionate and enthusiastic about what he was doing that it touched us all. We really wanted to do a good job for him.
I've always tried to have a healthy take on the characters I play; they are only characters I play.
I've always been interested in character-driven pieces, and my approach to directing is through acting.
I don't tend to think of these characters as losers. 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.
I'd say that the director I had most involvement with was Alex Rockwell in 'In the Soup'. It was one of my earliest leading roles, and he gave me a lot of responsibility as an actor.
It's great working with Steve Carell and Jim Carrey. Those guys are really funny.
All these directors, and I would include the Coen brothers and Quentin, have a very unique vision of what they want. They listen to ideas and make people feel like everyone is making the film.
I've never had a grand plan. I've only just tried to keep open to many different possibilities, have fun and work with people who are passionate about what they do.
I was very surprised that for a while I could only get cast as straight. It was that way for a few years.
I'm terrible at story and structure, but I'm not so bad at writing dialogue.
They're not supposed to show prison films in prison. Especially ones that are about escaping.
The trend now is to shoot in Canada because it's cheaper, and they don't care what the location is.
I didn't think I'd ever be able to do movies. That was for serious actors.
I never had any master plan about directing, and I don't really write.