I think that the difference between The Sopranos and the shows that came before it was that it was really personal. There had been a lot of dramas, a lot of really good ones, a lot of really bad ones, but they were always franchise shows about cops, or doctors, or lawyers. They weren't about the writer himself.

People who need therapy are in Afghanistan. They've seen horrible human cruelty and degradation, but they don't have time or the money for therapy.

I have a huge editor in my head who's always making me miserable. But sometimes, I try to let my unconscious act out.

It doesn't matter if your lead character is good or bad. He just has to be interesting, and he has to be good at what he does.

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

Psychology doesn't address the soul; that's something else.

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.