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

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.

From Steve Buscemi

I could never have imagined the films I've done and the people I've worked with when I was starting out; I certainly did not have a career path.

From Steve Buscemi

I was really young, just playing with puppets a lot and doing all the voices and acting it out - normal kid stuff. But then I'd hear my mother talking about it to her relatives, marveling at it as if it was something unique. And it made me realize, 'Oh, maybe I do have a talent for something.'

From Steve Buscemi

The thrill of performing - that's something that hasn't changed for me. That simultaneous joy of creating something and sharing it with an audience - it's the same now as it was then, when it was just my cousins' birthday party.

From Steve Buscemi

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

From Steve Buscemi

My dad had a temper. I have a temper. Most people I know have a temper. And I think it comes out mostly with your family. I don't think it's unique to the Buscemis, but it's something I've been able to tap into when I play certain roles.

From Steve Buscemi

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

From Steve Buscemi

I never know what I'm going to get. A 'Sopranos' fan is very different from a 'Big Lebowski' fan.

From Steve Buscemi

When I was doing stand-up, I was about twenty, and I really think that that's a little too young. I didn't have a whole lot of life experience to draw on.

From Steve Buscemi

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