Look, people have an image of Italians. When I go somewhere in the world, I don`t care where it is, when they look at me it`s not about my intelligence. It`s who can I beat up.

I don`t know anyone who curses the way they do on the Sopranos. Not in an Italian household. I never said the word hell in front of my mother.

There was certainly less profanity in the Godfather than in the Sopranos. There was a kind of respect. It`s not that I totally agreed with it, but it was a great piece of art.

[comparing The Godfather: Part II (1974) with "The Sopranos" (1999)] I don`t know anyone who curses the way they do in an Italian household. I never said the word "hell" in front of my mother. That was a different time, but I have sons and they have never said the word "hell" in front of me or my wife. That`s the truth, that`s the truth. There was certainly less profanity, and there was a kind of respect. It`s not that I totally agreed with it, but it was a great piece of art.

I`m an actor and that`s what I do for a living, but I just wanted them to know where I came from and hopefully remember what I`ve started to do.

If I stunk for some reason, you can always blame it on the character.

My mother was the total influence. My father was what we call a nomadic person; he was a wanderer.

My mother was like the pope. Any talent that I have that`s good comes straight from her. She was loving to all people. Not only me.

My entire family were Democrats all our lives. But because how furious I was about the previous administration and the particular person running that administration, I turned in my card to become a Republican because I did not want to be known as a Democrat under that person`s regime. I`m a traditionalist. I have certain values that I live by, and he practices none of those things, so he can never be what I consider to be a great man. But I don`t go around saying he`s not my president. He`s out of office now, so I can say that I never truly accepted him in my heart. And I`ll never say anywhere down the line, I`ll never reflect back on this moment in time and say it was a good period for the American people. Because the economy was good, anything goes, and that troubles me. I think many of them are very comfortable with money and don`t have to subject themselves to anything other than say, hey - maybe I`m guilty for having all this, and I want to make believe I`m splitting it with the less fortunate. We talk about Hollywood being pro-labor, yet about 70% of our industry has been farmed out to Canada, meaning we are losing jobs like crazy. Where`s organized labor asking how we can allow such a thing to happen? The producers know that if they go to Canada, they can make a picture for one-third the price they can in the U.S.

You don`t have to be worried about labeling me.

I try to be a good parent. I`ve probably repressed my kids more than I should have, protecting them overly. I never hit them. I yelled a lot.

People have an image of Italians. When I go somewhere in the world, I don`t care where it is, when they look at me it`s not about my intelligence. It`s who can I beat up.

The choreographer for the Milton Berle show wanted me to audition. I walked away from that.

I have sons, and they have never said the word hell in front of me or my wife. That`s the truth.

My entire family were Democrats all our lives. But because how furious I was about the previous administration, I turned in my card to become a Republican. I did not want to be known as a Democrat under that person`s regime.

Like most people, I would sing in the privacy of my home. I`d also sing for my daughters or at a guest at somebody`s function. I loved doing it.

I`m a traditionalist. I have certain values I live by.

The first time I put on a dress and a wig and they took a Polaroid of me, I wanted to throw up. Except I saw a little bit of beauty in that I looked like my mother.

Death can`t be so bad if mom went through it. It makes it easier for the child to follow.

An album is such a personal thing. It`s something I always wanted to do. It`s me doing me, singing as me.

You don`t have to be worried about labeling me.

There was certainly less profanity in the Godfather than in the Sopranos. There was a kind of respect. It`s not that I totally agreed with it, but it was a great piece of art.

People have an image of Italians. When I go somewhere in the world, I don`t care where it is, when they look at me it`s not about my intelligence. It`s who can I beat up.

My mother was the total influence. My father was what we call a nomadic person; he was a wanderer.

I`m an actor and that`s what I do for a living, but I just wanted them to know where I came from and hopefully remember what I`ve started to do.

I try to be a good parent. I`ve probably repressed my kids more than I should have, protecting them overly. I never hit them. I yelled a lot.

I have sons, and they have never said the word hell in front of me or my wife. That`s the truth.

Death can`t be so bad if mom went through it. It makes it easier for the child to follow.

I don`t know anyone who curses the way they do on the Sopranos. Not in an Italian household. I never said the word hell in front of my mother.