“There are times when I talk about 9/11 and I’m right back there. I start to get choked up and I realise, ah, this is still a big part of me,” he added.
Shortly after the terrorist attack, which would go on to kill 2,977 and injure more than 6,000, Buscemi had learned that five of his friends were missing. He also heard that he had lost a friend he used to work with.
He decided to go to Ground Zero and find his old team.
“I was driven to the site that day, walked around for hours, and then found my company, found Engine 55 working there. I asked if I could join them.