A good undercover agent stays as close to the truth as possible, as close to your own personality and your own values as possible. This is the way you stay in character - you try to be yourself. — Joseph D. Pistone Copy Share Image
I was Donnie Brasco, the Mafia guy, in character. But in my head, I was a special agent. I never lost sight of who I was or why I was there. — Joseph D. Pistone Copy Share Image
Unless you are absolutely positive that your wife has no connection to the Mafia, even three or four times removed, do yourself a favor… — Joseph D. Pistone Copy Share Image
A good undercover agent stays as close to the truth as possible, as close to your own personality and your own values as possible.… — Joseph D. Pistone Copy Share Image
One thing I take great pride in is that my case was the one that started the decline of the Mafia. — Joseph D. Pistone Copy Share Image
I was Donnie Brasco, the Mafia guy, in character. But in my head, I was a special agent. I never lost sight of who… — Joseph D. Pistone Copy Share Image
With wiseguys, you don't know a guy by his name, only by his nickname. You never asked a guy for his last name. — Joseph D. Pistone Copy Share Image
'Donnie Brasco' was 85 percent on the money. The only thing that they slanted was my feelings for Lefty and Sonny', and this idea… — Joseph D. Pistone Copy Share Image
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,… — Joseph D. Pistone Copy Share Image
'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,… — Joseph D. Pistone Copy Share Image
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… — Joseph D. Pistone Copy Share Image
I knew how wiseguys acted. I knew the mentality. I knew things to do and not to do. Keep your mouth shut at certain… — Joseph D. Pistone Copy Share Image
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… — Joseph D. Pistone Copy Share Image
