Emmy award winning actor James Gandolfini was born September 18, 1961 in Westwood, New Jersey. Mr. Gandolfini has appeared in a large number of movies and is well known for his portrayal of Tony Soprano in the HBO television series The Sopranos.

• "It is a dark, dark world. If you're going to be in a dark world, I can't think of any better one to be in. I still think I'm very lucky to be in it."




• "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."




• "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."




• "I should exercise, but I'm too old for that s**t. I lost 30lbs 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. I was voted best-looking kid in high school but, as you can see, things changed."




• "I think there's a place Tony knows that if he goes to, he's not coming back, and that's the place. If you start killing family members, what's next?"




• " As much as I’ve explored this guy, I don’t know what else to really do with him. I’ve been in one place for 10 years. That’s enough. It’s time for me to do other things." (about the Tony Soprano character)




• "You know, all writers are vampires and ... they'll look around and they watch you when you're not even thinking they're watching you and they'll slip stuff in."




• "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?"