It doesn't matter what part I play, I try and commit myself 100 percent.

Quote by Steve Buscemi

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I think all comics borrow from each other. Only a few have an original voice,...

I think all comics borrow from each other. Only a few have an original voice,...

I did stand-up. I loved George Carlin and Steve Martin.

I did stand-up. I loved George Carlin and Steve Martin.

I didn't really like the aloneness of doing stand-up.

I didn't really like the aloneness of doing stand-up.

I don't tend to think of these characters as losers. I like the struggles that...

I don't tend to think of these characters as losers. I like the struggles that...

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

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

I didn't think I'd ever be able to do movies. That was for serious actors.

I didn't think I'd ever be able to do movies. That was for serious actors.

With Animal Factory you'd think that because it's mostly interiors, you could shoot it anywhere....

With Animal Factory you'd think that because it's mostly interiors, you could shoot it anywhere....

Bob Altman had this relaxed but serious attitude. Everybody loved him. I wanted him to...

Bob Altman had this relaxed but serious attitude. Everybody loved him. I wanted him to...

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

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

My greatest hope was to get discovered as a comedian and get on a sitcom.

My greatest hope was to get discovered as a comedian and get on a sitcom.

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

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

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

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

I was very surprised that for a while I could only get cast as straight....

I was very surprised that for a while I could only get cast as straight....

The first movie I had a featured role in was Parting Glances.

The first movie I had a featured role in was Parting Glances.

They're not supposed to show prison films in prison. Especially ones that are about escaping.

They're not supposed to show prison films in prison. Especially ones that are about escaping.

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

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

Communication is the key, and it's one thing I had to learn-to talk to the...

Communication is the key, and it's one thing I had to learn-to talk to the...

The trend now is to shoot in Canada because it's cheaper, and they don't care...

The trend now is to shoot in Canada because it's cheaper, and they don't care...

The Canadian government continues to say they will not help us if we go to...

The Canadian government continues to say they will not help us if we go to...

Canada will be a strong country when Canadians of all provinces feel at home in...

Canada will be a strong country when Canadians of all provinces feel at home in...