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James Gandolfini Biography

James Gandolfini

James Joseph Gandolfini Jr. (September 18, 1961 – June 19, 2013) was an American actor best known for his role as Tony Soprano, the Italian American crime boss in HBO's television series, The Sopranos. He was widely hailed for his performance, winning three Emmy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and one Golden Globe Award.

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I just don't think I'm that interesting. I don't think what I have to say is that interesting. To hear me go blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. I mean, who. . . cares?

Blah, Cares, Interesting, Mean, Thinking

The Sopranos all came down to the writing. I wouldn't have been on for as long as I was if the writing weren't so good.

Good, Long, Sopranos, Writing

I love doing theaters, cracking people up, hearing them physically roll in the aisles. But we need to get serious. These are serious times. No joke. No joke.

Hearing, Joke, Love, Needs, People, Times

I want nothing to do with privilege.

Nothing, Privilege, Want

I don't think I will do a Mafia character again. I want to get away from the violence a little bit, because it is starting to bother me personally.

Character, Mafia, Personally, Thinking

Work-do plays, learn your craft, and go to school. Keep working. Nobody is going to give you jobs for going to parties or any of that nonsense. Go out, look around, do things.

Jobs, Party, Plays, School, Things, Working

All writers are vampires.

Bedtime, Vampire, Vampires, Writers

Both my mother and father were very supportive of any career move any of us wanted to make.

Father, Mother, Move, Moving, Supportive

I find I have to be the sad clown: laughing on the outside, crying on the inside.

Cry, Crying, Laughing, Sad, Sopranos

I've never worked with an actor that I did not like.

Actor, Actors, Like, Worked

I lost 30 pounds to play my character in 'The Mexican', but people don't take to skinny mafia men, and I don't feel right when I'm thin.

Character, Mafia, Men, Play, Take, Thin

I have a little bit of a temper, but it's. . . a useless temper,. . . It doesn't accomplish anything, generally. It's just a lot of ranting and raving and nothing, so David (Chase) probably saw that and put it into the character.

Accomplish, Character, Littles, Raving, Useless

I just think its the changes that age brings. You slow down a little bit. . . the writers are smart enough to write all those changes that life gives you.

Changes, Enough, Slow, Smart, Thinking, Writing

People don't know and they shouldn't know that you work incredibly hard as an actor.

Actors, Hard, Incredibly, Knows, People

I dabbled a little bit in acting in high school, and then I forgot about it completely. And then at about 25 I went to a class. I don't think anybody in my family thought it was an intelligent choice. I don't think anybody thought I'd succeed, which is understandable. I think they were just happy that I was doing something.

Intelligent, School, Succeed, Thinking, Understandable

What they say about TV shows is true. You're really a family. You laugh, you fight, you get close, you know? Movies are shorter. They're over quicker. You don't form the same bonds.

Close, Fight, Fighting, Laughing, Quicker, Tv Shows

I'm an actor. . . I do a job and I go home. Why are you interested in me? You don't ask a truck driver about his job.

Actors, Ask, Home, Interested, Job, Jobs

I have nothing but respect for HBO.

Hbo, Nothing, Respect

Actors will say, 'My character wouldn't say that. ' Who said it was your character?

Actors, Character, Said, Say

Those who want respect, give respect.

Give, Giving, Respect, Sopranos, Want

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