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

"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."

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

"I'm a traditionalist. I have certain values I live by."

"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."

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

"Death can't be so bad if mom went through it. It makes it easier for the child to follow."

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