We were raised in
We were raised in an Italian-American household, although we didn’t speak Italian in the house. We were very proud of being Italian, and had Italian music, ate Italian food. Francis Ford Coppola
Italian American
Shopping as lifestyle is
Shopping as lifestyle is really a sub-cultural problem. When the strictures that set you apart or oppressed you, disappear, is there a way, legitimately, to maintain your sense of specialness and difference? And how do you express that? Does it just become a kind of kitsch? You can say this of gay people, but it’s … Read more
I was gearing up
I was gearing up for it. I took some singing lessons. And I opened my mouth, and Atom promptly said, ‘That’s not going to happen. We love your voice, but maybe we could use some of your English wit.’ He had doubts about it from way back. For starters, we weren’t going to be doing … Read more
Italian-Americans are not the
Italian-Americans are not the Mafia. Chazz Palminteri
I’m very proud of
I’m very proud of being Italian-American, but people don’t realize that the mafia is just this aberration. The real community is built on the working man, the guy who’s the cop, the fireman, the truck driver, the bus driver. Chazz Palminteri
I think because both
I think because both of my parents were essentially salespeople, and Italian-Americans, I always seemed to get along with people; I had a knack of finding something to talk about. Bob Colacello
As an Italian-American, I
As an Italian-American, I have a special responsibility to be sensitive to ethnic stereotypes. Al D’Amato
Mulberry Street was the
Mulberry Street was the beating heart of the Italian-American experience, but you don’t find those gangsters now. I live with a bunch of yuppies and models. Abel Ferrara
I live with a
I live with a bunch of yuppies and models. Abel Ferrara