The thing about movies now is in a way what it always was: The screen is huge and now the sound systems are too. And you never get that with TV. Even with a home system, it's never the same.

When I was doing 'The Sopranos,' I liked putting music together with the film; that was my favorite part of it.

People have said that I said I hate television. I never did say that. What I said was that I hated a lot of stuff that was on television. It's nothing about the medium itself.

I'm the number-one fan of gangster movies.

Network television is all talk. I think there should be visuals on a show, some sense of mystery to it, connections that don't add up.

I think for anyone who follows the 'artistic life,' a certain amount of selfishness and self-involvement is part of the package. You're probably already disregarding a certain material life you could have.

You know, what's interesting is, being your own self is kind of a blur.