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.

I like playing roulette, I like dice. I grew up with gamblers.

I love people who just started making movies - first-timers, second-timers. They take chances.

I came here knowing nobody. I worked clubs as a singer and even the doors a few times before I landed some TV roles.

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

The 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.

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