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> [I rarely carried a gun undercover.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-d-pistone/i-rarely-carried-a-gun-undercover/)

[Joseph D. Pistone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-d-pistone/)

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## More by Joseph D. Pistone

> [Unless you are absolutely positive that your wife has no connection to the Mafia, even three or four times removed, do yourself a favor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-d-pistone/unless-you-are-absolutely-positive-that-your-wife-has-no-connection/)

[Joseph D. Pistone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-d-pistone/)

> [A good undercover agent stays as close to the truth as possible, as close to your own personality and your own values as possible.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-d-pistone/a-good-undercover-agent-stays-as-close-to-the-truth-as-possible-as/)

[Joseph D. Pistone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-d-pistone/)

> [One thing I take great pride in is that my case was the one that started the decline of the Mafia.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-d-pistone/one-thing-i-take-great-pride-in-is-that-my-case-was-the-one-that/)

[Joseph D. Pistone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-d-pistone/)

> [I was Donnie Brasco, the Mafia guy, in character. But in my head, I was a special agent. I never lost sight of who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-d-pistone/i-was-donnie-brasco-the-mafia-guy-in-character-but-in-my-head-i-was-a/)

[Joseph D. Pistone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-d-pistone/)

> [With wiseguys, you don't know a guy by his name, only by his nickname. You never asked a guy for his last name.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-d-pistone/with-wiseguys-you-don-t-know-a-guy-by-his-name-only-by-his-nickname/)

[Joseph D. Pistone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-d-pistone/)

> ['Donnie Brasco' was 85 percent on the money. The only thing that they slanted was my feelings for Lefty and Sonny', and this idea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-d-pistone/donnie-brasco-was-85-percent-on-the-money-the-only-thing-that-they/)

[Joseph D. Pistone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-d-pistone/)

> [I'm always leery about bumping into somebody. One time I was with my wife in a restaurant, I saw somebody from my undercover days,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-d-pistone/i-m-always-leery-about-bumping-into-somebody-one-time-i-was-with-my/)

[Joseph D. Pistone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-d-pistone/)

> ['The Godfather' is a great movie, but it gives them too much credit. What you don't see is what really takes place: the in-fighting,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-d-pistone/the-godfather-is-a-great-movie-but-it-gives-them-too-much-credit-what/)

[Joseph D. Pistone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-d-pistone/)

> [I rarely carried a gun undercover.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-d-pistone/i-rarely-carried-a-gun-undercover/)

[Joseph D. Pistone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-d-pistone/)

> [As a teen-ager I played cards, shot craps, played pool, went to the track, hung around social clubs. I knew that some card and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-d-pistone/as-a-teen-ager-i-played-cards-shot-craps-played-pool-went-to-the/)

[Joseph D. Pistone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-d-pistone/)

> [I knew how wiseguys acted. I knew the mentality. I knew things to do and not to do. Keep your mouth shut at certain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-d-pistone/i-knew-how-wiseguys-acted-i-knew-the-mentality-i-knew-things-to-do/)

[Joseph D. Pistone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-d-pistone/)

> [I didn't try to be a tough guy. I didn't try to be a big mobster. I was who I was. I didn't stop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-d-pistone/i-didn-t-try-to-be-a-tough-guy-i-didn-t-try-to-be-a-big-mobster-i-was/)

[Joseph D. Pistone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-d-pistone/)

> [I left a lot of personal stuff out of 'Donnie Brasco.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-d-pistone/i-left-a-lot-of-personal-stuff-out-of-donnie-brasco/)

[Joseph D. Pistone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-d-pistone/)

> [Watching the dailies and then watching the... episodes, it really hits you: 'Damn, I did that?' I must have been crazy to get into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-d-pistone/watching-the-dailies-and-then-watching-the-episodes-it-really-hits/)

[Joseph D. Pistone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-d-pistone/)

> [When you wear a wire, you're always in danger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-d-pistone/when-you-wear-a-wire-you-re-always-in-danger/)

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