I haven’t experienced any health issues, and I get myself checked out, but definitely…. Post traumatic stress? Absolutely, i was only there for like five days, but when I stopped going and tried to just live my life again, it was really, really hard.

Steve Buscemi

The first movie I had a featured role in was Parting Glances. by Steve Buscemi

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

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I was very surprised that for a while I could only get cast as straight. It was that way for a few years.

casts way years

I suppose things are better now, but ... I don't know. People still hate each other, they just know how to hide it better.

hate hatred people

I like character-driven stuff. It doesn't matter, the size of the... by Steve Buscemi

I like character-driven stuff. It doesn't matter, the size of the part.

matter stuff character

Anything you write, even if you have to start over, is valuable. I let the story write itself through the characters.

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

elements character interesting

I had a magic kit. I never really followed through on it, but I had my phase of wanting to do it, sure.

I don't think about the characters I choose to play, analytically... by Steve Buscemi

I don't think about the characters I choose to play, analytically or consciously.

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I didn't think I'd ever be able to do movies. That was for seriou... by Steve Buscemi

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

able actors thinking

I didn't really like the aloneness of doing stand-up. by Steve Buscemi

I didn't really like the aloneness of doing stand-up.

I did stand-up. I loved George Carlin and Steve Martin. by Steve Buscemi

I did stand-up. I loved George Carlin and Steve Martin.

I always find that it's when a script is not detailed, then I hav... by Steve Buscemi

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... by Steve Buscemi

Directing television is really hard - it's so fast. You shoot an hour show in seven days.

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Casting is everything. Getting the person that you imagined is this character and then seeing what they bring to it.

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All the roles I play, I don't see any of my roles in films that t... by Steve Buscemi

All the roles I play, I don't see any of my roles in films that they're typically leading men.

I never did improv professionally, but that was certainly in my t... by Steve Buscemi

I never did improv professionally, but that was certainly in my training as an actor. I like it.

training actors

I think all comics borrow from each other. Only a few have an original voice, and I wasn't one of them. In the end, I couldn't figure out who to steal from, so I stopped doing it.

figure-skating voice thinking

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.'

dentist teeth helping

The trend now is to shoot in Canada because it's cheaper, and the... by Steve Buscemi

The trend now is to shoot in Canada because it's cheaper, and they don't care what the location is.

canada trends care

They're not supposed to show prison films in prison. Especially o... by Steve Buscemi

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

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