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.

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

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.

My 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.

I 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.'

I thought that if no one was going to give me a great part - and it was very difficult to break into film, obviously - then I'd write one myself.

I've always been successful. Now I'm famous and successful.