I thought that if no one was going to give me a great part - and it was very difficult to break into film, obviously - then I'd write one myself. — Chazz Palminteri Copy Share Image
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. — Chazz Palminteri Copy Share
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent, and the choices you make will shape your life forever. — Chazz Palminteri Copy Share Image
I came here knowing nobody. I worked clubs as a singer and even the doors a few times before I landed some TV roles. — Chazz Palminteri Copy Share Image
I never worried about becoming typecast. People have said that to me, but I never worried about it. As long as the part is… — Chazz Palminteri Copy Share Image
My mom was Sicilian, my dad was Sicilian. Mom was a great cook, but all the women were. — Chazz Palminteri Copy Share Image
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… — Chazz Palminteri Copy Share Image
My mother and father told me I was god. I was a good Italian boy who hung out with the same four guys. I… — Chazz Palminteri Copy Share Image
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,… — Chazz Palminteri Copy Share Image
I love people who just started making movies - first-timers, second-timers. They take chances. — Chazz Palminteri Copy Share Image
