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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chazz-palminteri/i-m-very-proud-of-being-italian-american-but-people-don-t-realize/)

[Chazz Palminteri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chazz-palminteri/)

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## More by Chazz Palminteri

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chazz-palminteri/i-m-very-proud-of-being-italian-american-but-people-don-t-realize/)

[Chazz Palminteri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chazz-palminteri/)

> [The saddest thing in life is wasted talent, and the choices you make will shape your life forever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chazz-palminteri/the-saddest-thing-in-life-is-wasted-talent-and-the-choices-you-make/)

[Chazz Palminteri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chazz-palminteri/)

> [I've always been successful. Now I'm famous and successful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chazz-palminteri/i-ve-always-been-successful-now-i-m-famous-and-successful/)

[Chazz Palminteri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chazz-palminteri/)

> [I came here knowing nobody. I worked clubs as a singer and even the doors a few times before I landed some TV roles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chazz-palminteri/i-came-here-knowing-nobody-i-worked-clubs-as-a-singer-and-even-the/)

[Chazz Palminteri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chazz-palminteri/)

> [I never worried about becoming typecast. People have said that to me, but I never worried about it. As long as the part is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chazz-palminteri/i-never-worried-about-becoming-typecast-people-have-said-that-to-me/)

[Chazz Palminteri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chazz-palminteri/)

> [My mom was Sicilian, my dad was Sicilian. Mom was a great cook, but all the women were.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chazz-palminteri/my-mom-was-sicilian-my-dad-was-sicilian-mom-was-a-great-cook-but-all/)

[Chazz Palminteri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chazz-palminteri/)

> [Doing voiceover, they bring you in, you're wearing jeans, you haven't shaved, you're wearing a baseball cap, and you go in, do it, make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chazz-palminteri/doing-voiceover-they-bring-you-in-you-re-wearing-jeans-you-haven-t/)

[Chazz Palminteri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chazz-palminteri/)

> [Italian-Americans are not the Mafia.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chazz-palminteri/italian-americans-are-not-the-mafia/)

[Chazz Palminteri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chazz-palminteri/)

> [My mother and father told me I was god. I was a good Italian boy who hung out with the same four guys. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chazz-palminteri/my-mother-and-father-told-me-i-was-god-i-was-a-good-italian-boy-who/)

[Chazz Palminteri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chazz-palminteri/)

> [I had a 90-minute one-man show. I performed it and my life just exploded. Everything - my life just changed. Every writer, director, producer,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chazz-palminteri/i-had-a-90-minute-one-man-show-i-performed-it-and-my-life-just/)

[Chazz Palminteri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chazz-palminteri/)

> [I love people who just started making movies - first-timers, second-timers. They take chances.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chazz-palminteri/i-love-people-who-just-started-making-movies-first-timers-second/)

[Chazz Palminteri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chazz-palminteri/)

> [I always knew I was going to make it, without doubt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chazz-palminteri/i-always-knew-i-was-going-to-make-it-without-doubt/)

[Chazz Palminteri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chazz-palminteri/)

> [Oh, great reviews are the worst. They mislead you more than the bad ones, because they only fuel your ego. Then you only want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chazz-palminteri/oh-great-reviews-are-the-worst-they-mislead-you-more-than-the-bad/)

[Chazz Palminteri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chazz-palminteri/)

> [I get the beginning. I get the end. Then I write the middle. That's how I do it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chazz-palminteri/i-get-the-beginning-i-get-the-end-then-i-write-the-middle-that-s-how/)

[Chazz Palminteri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chazz-palminteri/)

> [When you feel good about the work you're doing, that's what's important, not the budget or anything like that. If you're happy about the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chazz-palminteri/when-you-feel-good-about-the-work-you-re-doing-that-s-what-s/)

[Chazz Palminteri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chazz-palminteri/)

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