I love people who just started making movies - first-timers, second-timers. They take chances.
Chazz PalminteriI had a 90-minute one-man show. I performed it and my life just exploded. Everything - my life just changed. Every writer, director, producer, studio head, movie star - they all wanted it. It was the hottest property since 'Rocky.'
Chazz PalminteriOh, 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.
Chazz PalminteriMental violence is as bad as physical violence. You don't see that very often in movies, so it was a good subject to tackle.
Chazz PalminteriMy mother and father told me I was god. I was a good Italian boy who hung out with the same four guys. I was a little god.
Chazz PalminteriThe way I pick movies is, first, if the script is any good. Then, if the script is good, who else is in it, the director, the producer, all that. If you have all that, there's a chance the movie will be great. If the script isn't right, or the director or cast isn't right, you've got no shot in hell.
Chazz Palminteri