Michael Imperioli

But James Gandolfini and Edie Falco, they did such great work, especially in the last show. ↗

— Michael Imperioli

#especially #great #great work #james #last

I do smoke in real life. A lot. We're all smoking right now in fact. ↗

— Michael Imperioli

#i #i do #in fact #life #lot

I played guitar in a band from when I was about 20 for three years. Then I sang a little. Then I started getting really busy as an actor and forgot about it. ↗

— Michael Imperioli

#actor #band #busy #forgot #getting

I've played some gangster roles, but that's obviously not me. When you're an Italian-American New York actor, it's just an easy way to get cast. ↗

— Michael Imperioli

#cast #easy #easy way #gangster #get

In Britain you're more used to challenging drama. In America, TV is just boring, and numbing, and bloody terrible. ↗

— Michael Imperioli

#bloody #boring #britain #challenging #drama

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

#acting class #alec #andrew #back #baldwin

My family is my life, and everything else comes second as far as what's important to me. ↗

— Michael Imperioli

#comes #else #everything #family #far

Not to toot our own horn, but when 'The Sopranos' was on, it was as good as any movie that was coming out in the theater. I think that goes for a lot of shows today. ↗

— Michael Imperioli

#coming #goes #good #horn #i

To be at acting school, it was kind of the first time you felt the freedom to be as much of yourself as you wanted. People weren't going to judge you. ↗

— Michael Imperioli

#acting school #felt #first #first time #freedom