The key is you have to keep doing the right thing. Do the right thing and stay around long enough, and you'll keep getting parts. And if you don't, you write your own parts, which I'm lucky to do. It's like anything else: you get hot, you get cold, then you get hot again. You just keep working.

My mom was Sicilian, my dad was Sicilian. Mom was a great cook, but all the women were.

I'm very proud of being Italian-American, but people don't realize that the mafia is just this aberration. The real community is built on the working man, the guy who's the cop, the fireman, the truck driver, the bus driver.

Oh, great reviews are the worst. They mislead you more than the bad ones, because they only fuel your ego. Then you only want another one, like potato chips or something, and the best thing you get is fat and bloated. I'd rather just refuse, thanks.

The saddest thing in life is wasted talent, and the choices you make will shape your life forever.

Please, if you're making a movie, start out with a good script, at least! Please!

Mental violence is as bad as physical violence. You don't see that very often in movies, so it was a good subject to tackle.