Michael Imperioli Quotes

There’s too many actors in LA. I mean, I’ll go out there from time to time, but I always find it pretty soul-destroying. I don’t drive, and the people kind of rub me the wrong way. It’s just not home. You know? It’s not New York. It’s not… my

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.

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

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.

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

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.