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> [The radio was my big influence. Comedy came from the instinctual feel I had for language.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominic-chianese/the-radio-was-my-big-influence-comedy-came-from-the-instinctual-feel/)

[Dominic Chianese](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominic-chianese/)

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## More by Dominic Chianese

> [I tried to become a family man. I got married, but it didn't work out. After 22 months we got an annulment. Then I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominic-chianese/i-tried-to-become-a-family-man-i-got-married-but-it-didn-t-work-out/)

[Dominic Chianese](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominic-chianese/)

> [They would wake me up when I was sleeping, and say sing a song for our friends. I had a sweet voice, I had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominic-chianese/they-would-wake-me-up-when-i-was-sleeping-and-say-sing-a-song-for-our/)

[Dominic Chianese](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominic-chianese/)

> [I don't like the way Uncle Junior dresses. He loves it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominic-chianese/i-don-t-like-the-way-uncle-junior-dresses-he-loves-it/)

[Dominic Chianese](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominic-chianese/)

> [I had to audition for the part of Jnior, and I wanted the role terribly because I knew it was a great character. This…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominic-chianese/i-had-to-audition-for-the-part-of-jnior-and-i-wanted-the-role/)

[Dominic Chianese](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominic-chianese/)

> [My father was an American who could cuss in Italian and make an aria out of it. It was wonderful to watch. But then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominic-chianese/my-father-was-an-american-who-could-cuss-in-italian-and-make-an-aria/)

[Dominic Chianese](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominic-chianese/)

> [The radio was my big influence. Comedy came from the instinctual feel I had for language.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominic-chianese/the-radio-was-my-big-influence-comedy-came-from-the-instinctual-feel/)

[Dominic Chianese](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominic-chianese/)

> [I think Pirandello had something to say to people about what truth really is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominic-chianese/i-think-pirandello-had-something-to-say-to-people-about-what-truth/)

[Dominic Chianese](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominic-chianese/)

> [Im the kind of guy, when the marriage is breaking up, who doesnt want to yell in front of the kids. So I left,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominic-chianese/im-the-kind-of-guy-when-the-marriage-is-breaking-up-who-doesnt-want/)

[Dominic Chianese](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominic-chianese/)

> [I've always wanted to play Don Quixote in some way. It's a great role. I think the idealism of the man shows that hope…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominic-chianese/i-ve-always-wanted-to-play-don-quixote-in-some-way-it-s-a-great-role/)

[Dominic Chianese](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominic-chianese/)

> [I went to Brooklyn College and met this beautiful Jewish girl named Merle, with dark hair, exotic looking and brilliant. So we got married…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominic-chianese/i-went-to-brooklyn-college-and-met-this-beautiful-jewish-girl-named/)

[Dominic Chianese](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominic-chianese/)

> [I went on tour in the play H.M.S. Pinafore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominic-chianese/i-went-on-tour-in-the-play-h-m-s-pinafore/)

[Dominic Chianese](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominic-chianese/)

> [Uncle Junior is a criminal, which makes him a villain, so it makes people want to watch him. My whole life as an actor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominic-chianese/uncle-junior-is-a-criminal-which-makes-him-a-villain-so-it-makes/)

[Dominic Chianese](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominic-chianese/)

> [I enjoyed my grandparents very much. My mother and father would always allow me to stay with them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominic-chianese/i-enjoyed-my-grandparents-very-much-my-mother-and-father-would-always/)

[Dominic Chianese](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominic-chianese/)

> [When I started really singing I was 17, 18 years old. I used to go around trying to be a singer in the Bronx.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominic-chianese/when-i-started-really-singing-i-was-17-18-years-old-i-used-to-go/)

[Dominic Chianese](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominic-chianese/)

> [I had no idea what they were saying in Italian as a child, they spoke too quickly on the radio. But I realized that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominic-chianese/i-had-no-idea-what-they-were-saying-in-italian-as-a-child-they-spoke/)

[Dominic Chianese](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominic-chianese/)

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