Zitat des Tages von Frank Vincent:
There was an article about me once, and the first line was, 'It's good to be a gangster.' Well, I'm not a gangster. I'm an actor.
People approach you in a different way when you're a celebrity - some are nice, some are not nice.
You have got to have a good sense of humor, you have got to be tough, and you have got to know how to dress.
I think 'The Sopranos' probably solidifies the misconception that people have about New Jersey to begin with. Because you're from Jersey, and everybody has an accent, you are perceived a certain way. I don't know if they are jealous or in awe or look down their nose at you, but that's the way life is. If you don't like it, change the channel.
It's very important what you say to kids. You have to walk a very fine line between talking about your life and talking about what you've done.
People are funny in the way that they choose to express themselves.
I did a lot of 'NYPD Blues' and 'Law & Orders' and a couple of other ones that were shot in New York earlier in my career.
You are you, and nobody else can do what you do. But a little talent can help.
I never in my wildest dreams thought that I'd have merchandise selling on a web site. It's just amazing to me.
When lines are great, they're easy to do. You just find the essence of it, and you do it.
When I was 18 years old and playing the drums, I never thought that I would have a website and that people will be buying my autographed picture and paying money for it.
If it's Saturday night, and you're sitting on your couch watching 'Showtime at the Apollo,' then you're not a man's man.
As a character actor, you have to understand that it's not about you. You have to remember it's about someone else's life. And your character is just passing through.
There's a moment of truth that comes when you are performing, and you are all alone.
I'm a cigar person, I don't smoke one every day, but I used to smoke them, and I had my own cigar at one time. So, I'm fairly knowledgeable about that.
I work on television and I work in film, and the acting is two different things.
Chicago - it's the Midwest, and the people are not as tough or not as edgy as they are in New York.
I don't know what drives me. I need to work. I wanted to be in the entertainment field, but I didn't know what.
I think that all the time I lived alone changed me.
A man's man has no problems with commitment, as long as he's not with a woman who needs to be committed.
David Chase is a genius.
I do a lot of meet-and-greets with the people, and I do 'sign shows' where I meet people and sign autographs.
I am a musician by rights, and I played in Asbury Park in the old African Room in the Robert Trent Hotel next to the Albion. That was in the early '60s.