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

I had a 90-minute one-man show. I performed it and my life just exploded. Everything – my life just changed. Every writer, director, producer, studio head, movie star – they all wanted it. It was the hottest property since Rocky.

Oh, great reviews are the worst. They mislead you more than the bad ones, because they only fuel your ego. Then you only want another one, like potato chips or something, and the best thing you get is fat and bloated. I’d rather just refuse, thanks.

My father always said, ‘The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.’

I’m very proud of being Italian-American, but people don’t realize that the mafia is just this aberration. The real community is built on the working man, the guy who’s the cop, the fireman, the truck driver, the bus driver.

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’ve always been successful. Now I’m famous and successful.

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

My father always said, 'The saddest thing in life is wasted talent.'

Italian-Americans are not the Mafia.