Top 75 Quotes by Steve Buscemi

There's a certain type of character that you can't help but come in contact with growing up and living in Brooklyn and Long Island. A certain mixture of moxie, heart, and a wise guy sense of humor.

I've always tried to have a healthy take on the characters I play; they are only characters I play.

It doesn't matter to me what the genre is.

To me, score is really important. I would rather not have any score if it's something that's going to detract from the film. So often when I watch films, the score is what really bothers me.

It's not like I'm looking for things that I can direct that I can also act in, but when it's right, I feel like the actor side of me wants to have that opportunity.

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

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 usually get freaked out if I'm in a situation where a lot of people recognise me at once.

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 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.