Slog - Comments on An Interview About Interview http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/fifteen_minutes_with_steve_buscemi I don't like messages that much. I prefer covering the war between a woman and a man. -- Theo van Gogh (1957-2004) Every time SIFF rolls around, there's one director I'm more excited about meeting than any other. In 2005, it was Gregg Araki. In 2006, it was Michel Gondry. And in 2007, it was Steve Buscemi. While I got a generous 40 minutes with Araki—and I'm bummed his comedy Smiley Face wasn't part of this year's line-up—I got 25 minutes with Gondry. Alas, I only had 15 minutes to ask Buscemi 30 minutes worth of questions. Still, I'm glad... Copyright 2008 Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:00:00 -0800 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:43:39 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Mr. Poe I never cared much about meeting Gregg Araki until 2006. Mysterious Skin blew me away. Did you get the chance to meet him?

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/fifteen_minutes_with_steve_buscemi#c745665 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/fifteen_minutes_with_steve_buscemi#c745665 SIFF Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:07:02 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Oh, never mind. You link right to it. My bad.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/fifteen_minutes_with_steve_buscemi#c745666 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/fifteen_minutes_with_steve_buscemi#c745666 SIFF Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:07:33 -0800 Comment by Bauhaus Buscemi will always be a hero of mine for the lovely, tender, pitch-perfect performance he turned in for "Ghost World."

It's hard to believe that the young Turk who appeared in "Parting Glances" is now appearing on talk shows (most recently The Henry Rollins Show on IFC) talking about his grown kid being in a band. Time marches on.

As for his looks, it happens sometimes to people who aren't classically handsome or pretty when they're young to earn a certain je ne sais quoi with age. Some of that comes from success and wisdom, I imagine.

]]> Bauhaus http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/fifteen_minutes_with_steve_buscemi#c745723 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/fifteen_minutes_with_steve_buscemi#c745723 SIFF Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:18:28 -0800 Comment by Kathy Fennessy Couldn't agree with you more, Bauhaus. The woman who spoke with Buscemi about firefighting actually used the phrase "sex on a stick" (!). Can't say I've ever heard that one applied to Buscemi before.

]]> Kathy Fennessy http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/fifteen_minutes_with_steve_buscemi#c745752 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/fifteen_minutes_with_steve_buscemi#c745752 SIFF Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:43:12 -0800 Comment by oscar I'm confused - both you and Steve make it sound like he made Living in Oblivion instead of Tom DiCillo.

]]> oscar http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/fifteen_minutes_with_steve_buscemi#c745764 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/fifteen_minutes_with_steve_buscemi#c745764 SIFF Mon, 18 Jun 2007 12:55:07 -0800 Comment by Kathy Fennessy I meant "made" as in "worked on" or "worked together with." Buscemi is big on collaborative directors like DiCillo (who also directed Delirious), John Cassavetes, and Robert Altman, with whom he worked a couple of times. He had nothing but praise for all three.

]]> Kathy Fennessy http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/fifteen_minutes_with_steve_buscemi#c745786 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/fifteen_minutes_with_steve_buscemi#c745786 SIFF Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:21:57 -0800 Comment by olympia girl Kathy, check out the low-budget "Songs for Cassevetes."

http://www.amazon.com/Songs-Cassavetes-All-Ages-Film/dp/B00005N5SL

]]> olympia girl http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/fifteen_minutes_with_steve_buscemi#c745805 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/fifteen_minutes_with_steve_buscemi#c745805 SIFF Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:36:43 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle I heard a lot of positive comments from people who talked to Mr. Buscemi in person at SIFF parties.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/fifteen_minutes_with_steve_buscemi#c745822 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/fifteen_minutes_with_steve_buscemi#c745822 SIFF Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:50:05 -0800 Comment by Feely Dear Op,

Do me a favor and restrict your masturbating to private places.

Kthxbye

]]> Feely http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/fifteen_minutes_with_steve_buscemi#c745852 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/fifteen_minutes_with_steve_buscemi#c745852 SIFF Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:11:00 -0800 Comment by rhtaezqw dypb clpdtiz xmqjb lgbke pdeo qspmek lazyds wtve

]]> rhtaezqw dypb http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/fifteen_minutes_with_steve_buscemi#c751840 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/fifteen_minutes_with_steve_buscemi#c751840 SIFF Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:43:39 -0800