"I never made a daring rescue, which is the story people want to hear. I did go to my share of fires"

Steve Buscemi's quote speaks to the idea that individuals frequently want to hear stories of daring saves and heroic acts, but that is not always the truth of his experience as a firemen. He acknowledges that he did go to his share of fires, but he never ever made a bold rescue. This might be translated as a simple acknowledgement of his own constraints, or an acknowledgment of the reality that not every firemen has the ability to make a daring rescue. It might also be translated as a commentary on the expectations of heroism that are put on firemens, and how those expectations do not constantly compare with reality. In any case, Buscemi's quote is a suggestion that heroism is not always what it appears, and that sometimes the most brave acts are the ones that go undetected.