Sopranos Quotes

I thought, I`ve never been the lead before. They`re gonna hire somebody else. But I knew I could do it. I have small amounts of Mr. Soprano in me. I was 35, a lunatic, a madman. - on his reaction to "The Sopranos" pilot script.

It`s been a great opportunity, but I don`t have much trepidation about it ending. I think it`s more than time. Part of the fun of acting is the research, finding out about other people. As much as I`ve explored this guy, I don`t know what else to really do with him. I`ve been in one place for 10 years. That`s enough. It`s time for me to do other things. - about ending "The Sopranos"

(On being in the cast of "The Sopranos" (1999) and a member of Bruce Springsteen`s E Street Band) "I am having the experience two times in my life of doing something that makes New Jersey fashionable. What are the odds on that?"

"My real fear playing Ralphie in The Sopranos was that I would be typescast. Luckily, like Jimmy Gandolfini, I was able to get plenty of other work - Bad Boys 2 and Daredevil in particular. But in a way, Ralphie encouraged me to do more, to ensure he didn`t define me. That`s why I did Frankie & Johnny on Broadway and, to be honest, it`s why I took the role in The Handler - to show my fanbase that there`s more to me that just that nutcase, Ralphie."

The government itself is running exactly like the Sopranos and they sit back and they make deals. And they say okay, `I`m going do this: France, you`re getting the pipelines.`

Personally, I don`t think we could do such a show if we didn`t get along. The subtext of all this is that we`re women in a show so we can`t possibly get along. It`s not like they write about The Sopranos like that.

If you see the Sopranos, you`re not going to be speaking in the Shakespearean English.

When I get cast, I always flip to the end of the script to see if my character gets beaten up or killed. I really thought that after getting killed on The Sopranos" (1999) I should not accept scripts where I die. I mean, there`s nowhere to go after getting killed by Tony Soprano. But then I got offered this great part in The Island (2005). I didn`t even make it a third of the way through the movie. I have been surviving a lot more lately, though."

It`s been a great opportunity, but I don`t have much trepidation about it ending. I think it`s more than time. Part of the fun of acting is the research, finding out about other people. As much as I`ve explored this guy, I don`t know what else to really do with him. I`ve been in one place for 10 years. That`s enough. It`s time for me to do other things. - about ending "The Sopranos"

I was very happy living a normal existence in New York, having my circle of friends. I lived very anonymously for 12 years prior to The Sopranos.

(comparing The Godfather: Part II (1974) with "The Sopranos" (1999)) I don`t know anyone who curses the way they do in an Italian household. I never said the word "hell" in front of my mother. That was a different time, but I have sons and they have never said the word "hell" in front of me or my wife. That`s the truth, that`s the truth. There was certainly less profanity, and there was a kind of respect. It`s not that I totally agreed with it, but it was a great piece of art.

There was certainly less profanity in the Godfather than in the Sopranos. There was a kind of respect. It`s not that I totally agreed with it, but it was a great piece of art.

I don`t know anyone who curses the way they do on the Sopranos. Not in an Italian household. I never said the word hell in front of my mother.

Watching Italian opera, all those male sopranos screeching, stupid fat couples rolling their eyes about. That`s not love, it`s just rubbish.

(NEW YORK (CNN) -- In the first episode of the HBO drama) The Sopranos, ... This isn`t going to work. I can`t talk about my personal life.