Steve Buscemi refuses to be an actor.
Animal Factory is a 2000 crime drama film about life in prison , set in San Quentin . Interview (2007 film) . The American version , which premiered in 2007 , stars Steve Buscemi as Pierre Peders ( originally played by Pierre Bokma ) , a fading political journalist interviewing a soap opera star , Katya , played by Sienna Miller ( originally played by Katja Schuurman ) . Steven Vincent Buscemi ( [ buːˈsɛmi ] born December 13 , 1957 ) is an American actor and film director . From 2010 to 2014 , he portrayed Enoch `` Nucky '' Thompson in the critically acclaimed series Boardwalk Empire , which earned him two Screen Actors Guild Awards , a Golden Globe , and two nominations for an Emmy Award . Other works include Animal Factory ( 2000 ) , Lonesome Jim ( 2005 ) and Interview ( 2007 ) .