Sopranos Quotes

• I wanted to play a good guy after doing this lunatic on The Sopranos for two years. And then they did the sequel to Bad Boys, where I get to play the barking captain again.

  Joe Pantoliano

  Boys, Years, Play

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• Those who want respect, give respect.

  James Gandolfini

  Giving, Want, Tough Guy

  "The Sopranos: The Knight in White Satin Armor". TV Series, www.imdb.com. 2000.

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• When I was doing 'The Sopranos,' I liked putting music together with the film; that was my favorite part of it.

  David Chase

  Together, Film, My Favorite

  "David Chase's Teenage Dreams" by Lorraine Cwelich, www.interviewmagazine.com. December 20, 2012.

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• This is gonna sound stupid, but I saw at one point that our mothers are ... bus drivers. No, they are the bus. See, they're the vehicle that gets us here. They drop us off and go on their way. They continue on their journey. And the problem is that we keep tryin' to get back on the bus, instead of just lettin' it go.

  James Gandolfini

  Mother, Stupid, Journey

  "The Sopranos: The Second Coming". TV Series, www.imdb.com. 2007.

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

  James Gandolfini

  Laughing, Cry, Clown

  "The Sopranos: Pilot". TV Series, www.imdb.com. 1999.

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• Gabe scratched his double chin. "Maybe if you hurry with the seven-layer dip...And maybe if the kid apologizes for interrupting my poker game." Maybe if I kick you in your soft spot, I thought. And make you sing Soprano for a week.

  Rick Riordan

  Kids, Games, Layers

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• Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

  Stephen Hunt

  Broken, Imitation, Clock

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• Psychology doesn't address the soul; that's something else.

  David Chase

  Psychology, Soul, Addresses

  David Chase, Carlo De Vito (2009). “The Sopranos: The Classic Quotes: 100 Unforgettable Bits of Wisdom&Humor From Americas Favorite Families”, Cider Mill Press

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• The highway's jammed with broken heroes on a last chance power drive.

  Bruce Springsteen

  Hero, Broken, Lasts

  Song: I Was Born To Run, Album: Born To Run, 1975

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• Hope comes in many forms.

  David Chase

  Form

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• You know my feelings: every day is a gift. It's just, does it have to be socks?

  James Gandolfini

  Feelings, Doe, Pairs

  "In praise of... Tony Soprano" by James Gandolfini, www.theguardian.com. June 20, 2013.

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• 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.

  James Gandolfini

  Writing, Long, Has Beens

  "True Grit: James Gandolfini". Interview with Dan Fierman, www.gq.com. October 16, 2010.

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• Opera is when a tenor and soprano want to make love, but are prevented from doing so by a baritone.

  George Bernard Shaw

  Making Love, Opera, Want

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• The whole thing of singing on my own has been accidental and random. I sang a huge amount as a kid, and I was a boy soprano. I didn't do that much classical music; I did a little bit. I had a lovely voice. And then when my voice dropped, I didn't worry about it consciously because I wasn't that invested in my singing at the time.

  Sam Amidon

  Kids, Boys, Lovely Voice

  Source: therumpus.net

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• Everything has become so pop-rock oriented that finding a role for a soprano, and finding an audience for a soprano, is tricky. Unless you're dealing with a revival, which is why I do so many revivals - because my specific tone and vocal quality lends itself to that type of writing.

  Laura Benanti

  Writing, Rocks, Quality

  Source: blogs.indiewire.com

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• If you had asked me moment, as a lawyer, I would have said I would rather have had a male Democrat on the court. Like most lawyers , I love to win. But I was glad to see O'Connor because she made me normal. Just the fact that she was there with a soprano voice and a ruffley collar made my physical presence less weird and less fraught.

  Linda Hirshman

  Winning, Lawyer, Moments

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• My family was very encouraging, and both of my grandparents were both beautiful singers. My grandmother was a coloratura soprano, and my grandfather was an Irish tenor in a barbershop quartet.

  Clare Bowen

  Beautiful, Grandmother, Grandparent

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• I was a huge 'Sopranos' fan, obviously.

  Michael De Luca

  Fans, Huge

  Interview with Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, collider.com. March 26, 2008.

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• Like 'Twin Peaks,' '24,' 'Mad Men,' and 'The Sopranos' before it, 'Downton Abbey' enriches the iconography and collective lore of pop culture. It replenishes the stream.

  James Wolcott

  Men, Mad, Iconography

  "Prime Time’s Graduation" by James Wolcott, www.vanityfair.com. May 2012.

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• If something sticks around long enough that it makes it to seasonal D.V.D. release, I'll watch it. That's how I watched 'The Sopranos'.

  Seth MacFarlane

  Long, Watches, Sticks

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• Not every show needs to reach the same size of audience, or same width, of a ‘Sopranos,'

  Sue Naegle

  Needs, Size, Shows

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• John Ventimiglia, who was on 'The Sopranos,' was in my first acting class and we have been friends since that time. Alec Baldwin was in my class back then, Sean Young and Andrew McCarthy.

  Michael Imperioli

  Class, Acting, Firsts

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• I think that 'The Sopranos' uses music incredibly well.

  Alexandra Patsavas

  Thinking, Use, Wells

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• Nobody inspired me more than Julie Andrews, who is a classically trained soprano herself.

  Lesley Garrett

  Inspired, Andrew

  "Soprano soundtrack" by Will Hodgkinson, www.theguardian.com. December 19, 2003.

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• Belief in oneself is a crucial quality of leadership, because 'a house divided against itself cannot stand.' A leader who fluctuates back and forth sends a very wavery signal. Like the soprano who can shatter glass by finding that high note and holding it, a leader who can hold that high note, without wavering, can shatter walls.

  Laurie Beth Jones

  Leadership, Wall, Glasses

  Laurie Beth Jones (1995). “Jesus, CEO: using ancient wisdom for visionary leadership”, Hyperion Books

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