The first movie I had a featured role in was Parting Glances.
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They're not thinking of how it's going to please a mass audience, ... They're really writing it for themselves, and trusting there's an audience out there for what they have to say. Whenever you make a film, there's always compromises you have to make just to get it made, but you really have to ask yourself, 'How much am I willing to compromise to get it up on screen' and at what point do the compromises mean that you're not really making the movie you wanted to make.Steve Buscemi
I didn't really like the aloneness of doing stand-up.
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The director I had most involvement with was Alex Rockwell. He gave me a lot of responsibility as an actor.
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I was going to buy a van and move to LA so I could secretly pursue acting without any of my friends knowing.
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When I was a fireman I was in a lot of burning buildings. It was a great job, the only job I ever had that compares with the thrill of acting. Before going into a fire, there's the same surge of adrenaline you get just before the camera rolls.
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I didn't think I'd ever be able to do movies. That was for serious actors.
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