Steve Buscemi on WILD HORSE NINE, FARGO, RESERVOIR DOGS, Adam Sandler & more!

Everyone has a favorite Steve Buscemi role. Lucky for us, Steve joins Happy Sad Confused for the first time in honor of his latest movie, WILD HORSE NINE, and also walks Josh through his decades-spanning career–from THE BIG LEBOWSKI to GHOST WORLD to THE SOPRANOS and everything in between. Hear Steve reflect on working with Quentin Tarantino on RESERVOIR DOGS, reveal which Adam Sandler movie he got recognized for across the world, recount what happened when he tried to be “funny looking” for the Coen Brothers on FARGO, and more. Plus, find out which movie Steve thinks is his best film! #happysadconfused #joshhorowitz #stevebuscemi #wildhorsenine #fargo #thebiglebowski #thesopranos #ghostworld #boardwalkempire #adamsandler #reservoirdogs 🎬 GET MORE HAPPY SAD CONFUSED ON PATREON Early interviews, exclusive monthly videos, guest-question opportunities & more. Starting at $5/month. https://patreon.com/happysadconfused 🎟️ HAPPY SAD CONFUSED LIVE — UPCOMING EVENTS November 11th -- Anthony Mackie & Jamie Dornan -- tickets here: https://www.92ny.org/event/apple-tv-s... November 15th -- Rob Lowe -- tickets here: https://www.92ny.org/event/rob-lowe-t... December 6th -- Tom Hiddleston & Hayley Atwell -- tickets here: https://www.92ny.org/event/much-ado-a... December 8th -- David Corenswet -- tickets here: https://www.92ny.org/event/mr-irrelevant SPONSORS Rula -- Rula patients typically pay $15 per session when using insurance. Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts who specialize in you at https://www.rula.com/happy #rulapod Quince -- Go to ⁠Quince.com/HAPPYSAD ⁠for free shipping and 365-day returns. Limited Time Offer–Get Huel today with my exclusive offer of 15% OFF online with my code happy15 at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://huel.com/happy15.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ New Customers Only. Thank you to Huel for partnering and supporting our show! LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/happy-sad-confused/id827905050 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6cQa5xnTYHaIh6SAK4gW3w CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction 2:36 Steve Buscemi joins the show 2:58 How to pronounce Buscemi 4:10 Early influences 5:36 Coming of age in New York 6:39 His dad and Uncle Pete 8:06 The Lee Strasberg Institute 9:07 Being a firefighter and an actor 12:41 Introvert or extrovert 17:07 Parting Glances and early films 17:47 Reservoir Dogs 20:17 Living in Oblivion 21:50 Airheads and Adam Sandler 23:37 Being recognized for Sandler movies 27:24 Fargo 28:33 1996 and Con Air 29:42 The Big Lebowski 31:46 Being typecast 33:46 Ghost World 34:19 Being a character actor 35:40 The Sopranos 37:40 Directing James Gandolfini 38:58 Boardwalk Empire 40:36 Miracle Workers 41:31 Wild Horse Nine 44:33 Far Cry and upcoming projects 46:35 The X-Files pilot 48:13 His last audition 49:18 The Coen brothers and Tarantino 50:00 Picking his best movie 53:23 Profoundly random questions 59:54 Wrap-up