Steve Buscemi Quotes

My father has been an actor since 1964. Things were tight a lot of the times, financially. It wasn't like a big romantic adventure.

Most actors, unless they're big movie stars and can carve out huge chunks of time to focus on one movie that takes six months - the rest of us have to jump around to make ends meet.

I've always considered myself an actor, but I wasn't making a living as an actor.

I've been a working actor for many years, but it's not always been successful for me. I certainly struggled in the past.

All actors who have been around for a long time, which I have, and have been skint for long periods, which I have, find it difficult to turn down jobs. If I turn anything down my stomach turns over. I feel sick. It feels like gambling.

Most actors are not rich - they are very poor indeed. What keeps them going is that they just love the job.

You can't make a living as a playwright. You can barely scrape by.

I came along at a time when the industry was eating its young.

I've been just like any other working actor, out there looking for stuff.

I was an out-of-work actor for 10 years.

When you are an actor, you are in the most powerless position in this business.

It's really hard to make a living as an actor. I'm grateful as I drive to work every morning.

I was working maybe four different jobs just to make ends meet. I was really broke. I could barely pay rent. I didn't have a car. I was riding my bike from one job to another and then to audition in between.

I've been an actor since I was 18. So that's my proper job. But I was not a very successful actor, if you consider being able to afford your rent successful. I did lots of old people's tours; reminiscence tours.

But it's hard to support yourself from music when nobody knows you.

I never had a doubt about wanting to be an actress, but certainly when there were periods of unemployment, I would think, "Oh, I'm never going to work again." The only thing I don't like about it is the business part of it - the negotiating and all this stuff that you don't learn in school. I'm not good with business.

I've had ups and downs but always maintained I was a working actor, which is a beautiful thing.

I think the people who have been finding it harder and harder to feed their kids - the young people who are afraid "I'm never going to have a job and be able to provide for a family," all of that can turn around and it can turn around quickly.

Those who are to follow the arts should have a training in what is called poverty. Given a comfortable middle-class start in life, the artist is almost sure to end up by becoming a bellyacher, constantly complaining because the public does not rush forward at once to proclaim him.

It became apparent to me really fast that I wasn't going to be able to make a living and pay my bills playing on Broadway.

I think a lot of times, when you're working in this business, and you're both actors or somehow involved in the industry, you can get torn in different directions and be on completely opposite schedules.

I think there's a big misconception out there about actors and the choices they have. I think if you're one of a lucky five, maybe, you're that privileged, but most of us are living paycheck to paycheck and we're really extremely grateful for opportunities.

I love every aspect of the performing arts and can't imagine myself doing anything different. I give my heart to every project.

Yo get a real job. Rappin doesn't pay the rent, I hate the studio cause that's where all my money went.

I think actors' careers have highs and lows, and ups and downs. It just really all depends.