There was certainly less profanity in the Godfather than in the Sopranos. There was a kind of respect. It’s not that I totally agreed with it, but it was a great piece of art. – Danny Aiello
Death can’t be so bad if mom went through it. It makes it easier for the child to follow. – Danny Aiello
I have sons, and they have never said the word hell in front of me or my wife. That’s the truth. – Danny Aiello
People have an image of Italians. When I go somewhere in the world, I don’t care where it is, when they look at me it’s not about my intelligence. It’s who can I beat up. – Danny Aiello
My mother was the total influence. My father was what we call a nomadic person; he was a wanderer. – Danny Aiello
Look, people have an image of Italians. When I go somewhere in the world, I don’t care where it is, when they look at me it’s not about my intelligence. It’s who can I beat up. – Danny Aiello
I used to make up stories about my father. I would go to the movies and look for a character who looked like my father. – Danny Aiello
If I didn’t start singing in the cabarets and on my albums, I could have never even tried something like ‘Capone.’ – Danny Aiello
People call me an instinctive actor. I used to consider that an insult early on, only because I had never studied. Now… I love it. – Danny Aiello
At some point in my life, before I was gone, I wanted to make an album, even if it was for no reason other than posterity. – Danny Aiello
I don’t know anyone who curses the way they do on the Sopranos. Not in an Italian household. I never said the word hell in front of my mother. – Danny Aiello
My father never saw me play ball, and I was an outstanding ballplayer. I missed all that adoration. – Danny Aiello
The choreographer for the Milton Berle show wanted me to audition. I walked away from that. – Danny Aiello
My father was never around. It was almost as if he didn’t exist. I would tell my friends he was in Cleveland, on business. Sometimes, every six months or so, he would come by for dinner. – Danny Aiello
My entire family were Democrats all our lives. But because how furious I was about the previous administration, I turned in my card to become a Republican. I did not want to be known as a Democrat under that person’s regime. – Danny Aiello
I need distractions. Good distractions, not bad ones. A good distraction for me is a great play. – Danny Aiello
We talk about Hollywood being pro-labor, yet about 70% of our industry has been farmed out to Canada, meaning we are losing jobs like crazy. Where’s organized labor asking how we can allow such a thing to happen? – Danny Aiello
An album is such a personal thing. It’s something I always wanted to do. It’s me doing me, singing as me. – Danny Aiello
