Steve Buscemi on his 'Boardwalk Empire' role

Web extra: Having played some disreputable characters in his day, actor Steve Buscemi talks to correspondent Tracy Smith about his starring role as crooked politician "Nucky" Thompson in the long-running HBO crime drama, "Boardwalk Empire."

[spore]

Steve Buscemi, is in my opinion, one of the greatest character actors ever. I don't ever remember seeing him in a flick that I didn't like. In 'Boardwalk Empire', he was in a cast of very good, albeit,  a few unknown actors, and his performance always stood out. I think the three best roles in that series were Buscemi as 'Nucky' Thompson, Jack Huston as Richard Harrow, and Michael Shannon as Agent Van Alden. Unbelievable writing in this series.

[mikeloria]

any actor that can be a Adam Sandler guy one second and a gangster the next is OK in my book

[jayzrat]

So humble and soft spoken. The intensity he brings to his characters is indicative of his talent. Fantastic actor!

[Godfather]

I feel like Buscemi is probably one of the most skilled and genuine actor around that never gets the credit he deserves. But what makes him special is that after 9/11 he went to NYC to help out since he was originally a FDNY member before acting became his career choice and instead of doing it for just his own credit he didn’t want in publicized and the ones that were the only ones to know it at the time were the members of his old fire company he went to help, that right there is not just a fantastic person but should be the moral standard of actors

[gogsmkt]

Who else is binge watching Boardwalk Empire

[tonywilt]

This is one of my favorite shows of all time. Right there with Breaking Bad and The Sopranos. The cast was incredible.

[lesliewyatt]

Steve you nailed Nucky .You are an Extraordinary versatile actor. Boardwalk Empire was great!

[GMastrokostas]

"Can you turn that scary off and on?" Lady he is acting. ..jesus christ

[lindawilliams]

I binge watched Board Walk Empire one weekend and fell in love with everyone of the characters. Job well done Mr. Buscemi!!

[MrBigturboweenie]

steve buscemi scary?? it's just hard for me to see him as a scary guy, even in boardwalk. to me he looks like a nice guy, even when he's mad lol. just my opinion. 

[cianivega]

the acting in this show is amazing. Steve Buscemi is a living legend so I expect nothing less than world class acting from him but I must say Michael K. Williams, Stephen Graham, Michael Shannon and Jack Hutson as Richard Harrow all KILLED IT. they put on a clinic in my opinion. even the actors that played Jimmy and Lucky did exceptional IMO.

[SayItAintDash]

this dude deserves some type of award.

[ER-qxgg]

I applaud him, and all the actors that took part in this amazing show. It is unfortunate that it was cut short. I absolutely would easily watch 10 seasons of this great project.

[susanjaskulek]

Never saw a bad performance from him in any show..very talented actor we need to see him more

[garymckee]

This is a man who has been in some of the most iconic mob shows and film in history a true legend

[fp]

Just saw my 1st rewatch of Boardwalk Empire. Buscemi is so good

[dibrenn]

in the golden age of television, this show stands out among the best of them. something im sure everyone involved is incredibly proud of.

[TheSoulsister]

what a wonderful man and what a great actor!

[garymills]

Had the pleasure of working with him on "King of New York". He played Test Tube and I played Chilly. Great Actor and it was and still is great film.

[MrClean]

Could have been the greatest series ever, but it was rushed to a conclusion. There was so much more they could have done with it