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Steve Buscemi

"My real training as an actor was when I started doing theatre."

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Donna Grant

"My college training was primarily in theatre, with an eye to becoming a director, actor, or producer."

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Donna Grant

"I think I am a much better actor than I have allowed myself to be."

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Donna Grant

"I don't think I would be an actor if I was that intelligent."

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Donna Grant

"I was convinced there as only one actor to play Templeton the Rat, and that was Tony Randall."

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Donna Grant

"A lot of actors don't like to see how they've done every day."

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Donna Grant

"It's very difficult for me to speak about being an actor."

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Donna Grant

"Being an actor means being an instrument for someone else. I want to give myself completely."

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Donna Grant

"Being a film actor is very different from a theatre actor."

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Donna Grant

"The great actors we had came from the actor-manager theaters. Not only did they create a team, they were the generals working with the soldiers."

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Donna Grant

"An actor is a guy who, if you ain't talking about him, he ain't listening."

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

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Steve Buscemi
"With Animal Factory you'd think that because it's mostly interiors, you could shoot it anywhere. So we shot this in Philadelphia, and we had the cooperation of the prison system."

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Steve Buscemi
"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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Steve Buscemi
"The director I had most involvement with was Alex Rockwell. He gave me a lot of responsibility as an actor."

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

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Steve Buscemi
"When I was in pre-production for Trees Lounge, I was hearing the cinematographer talking with the production designer about colours and this and that, and feeling like I was losing control."

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

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

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Steve Buscemi
"My real training as an actor was when I started doing theatre."

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Steve Buscemi
"I'm terrible at story and structure, but I'm not so bad at writing dialogue."

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