My father had a very violent temper, and he was never home. So I was kind of a mama's boy.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
My dad was a violent alcoholic. Really aggressive.
My father was always so mingled with rage at his life.
My father was a mean, controlling and manipulative person for most of his life. He was unpredictable and unstable. As a result, the atmosphere of our home was super-charged with fear because you never knew if what you did would make him mad or not.
When I was a kid, my mother's parenting style teetered between benign neglect and intense bouts of violence.
My father was a mean, controlling and manipulative person for most of his life. He was unpredictable and unstable.
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.
I was angry about the fact that my father would beat my mother on a daily basis, that my mother would take it in turn and beat on me. I was an abused child. I was mad about all those things, very bitter and very angry.
My dad was a very violent, frightening and dangerous guy. Next to him, I was this vague kind of kid who walked around, as I still do, gathering impressions.
My mother was physically and emotionally abusive. My father was an extremely cold man.
I grew up as a boy with aggression.