I was born in the 50s, my mom was pregnant in the 50s, [Frank] Sinatra had that big come back around then,… — Robert Davi Copy Share Image
[Frank] Sinatra, to everyone, even Tony Bennett, was such a huge influence because he had mastered not only music, but film and… — Robert Davi Copy Share Image
His [Frank Sinatra] voice defined not only a certain period of time, but America and what America meant to the world. Sinatra… — Robert Davi Copy Share Image
My parents, the effect that [Frank Sinatra] had on the Italian community, in terms of all our friends at the house were… — Robert Davi Copy Share Image
And just everyone in the 40s, you got to realize, for his time period, take Justin Bieber and put it on steroids… — Robert Davi Copy Share Image
That's what [Frank] Sinatra did. He was the first artist to come out in a major way against anti-Semitism and racial bigotry.… — Robert Davi Copy Share Image
Everyone, young and old, was responding to [Frank] Sinatra. So, the first time that I physically remember, it was as a youth.… — Robert Davi Copy Share Image
The [Frank] Sinatra interpretation of the music, as opposed to some other music that you were listening to - where you felt… — Robert Davi Copy Share Image
Phil Ramone and Quincy Jones were very close. Phil Ramone was one of the greatest record producers of all time. I don't… — Robert Davi Copy Share Image
I trained with a guy named Tito Gobbi, who was the Marlon Brando of the opera world. Tito Gobbi was the greatest… — Robert Davi Copy Share Image
In an Italian household, there were two figures for me growing up - you had the Pope and you had Frank Sinatra,… — Robert Davi Copy Share Image
Concurrently, while I was in school, while I was winning awards for acting, I was winning awards for singing, in high school. One of… — Robert Davi Copy Share Image
My daughter [Ariana], she's a sweet, lovely girl, but she doesn't have the drive or the belief in herself. As it says in the… — Robert Davi Copy Share Image
Hollywood is a very liberal community. There are a lot of guys that are also conservative that are frightened or fearful of being able… — Robert Davi Copy Share Image
I met Quincy [Jones], he had heard my album, someone played the album and he flipped over it. — Robert Davi Copy Share Image
I think back, when I saw The Great Gatsby, the film, my grandfather probably helped supply all the alcohol to all these Southampton parties,… — Robert Davi Copy Share Image
You have to have a certain kind of celebrity to pull something that big together, but I had a whole thing called The Spirit… — Robert Davi Copy Share Image
You have your children and it's hard to even hold it in - emotionally. — Robert Davi Copy Share Image
[Frank] Sinatra, to everyone, even Tony Bennett, was such a huge influence because he had mastered not only music, but film and radio. — Robert Davi Copy Share Image
Here I was in Estonia, doing a concert for 5,000 people, and not many people know the song My Way - Gorbachev in the… — Robert Davi Copy Share Image
My grandmother told a story that when they used to leave from Southampton to go into the City, because he had apartment buildings in… — Robert Davi Copy Share Image
I was born in the 50s, my mom was pregnant in the 50s, [Frank] Sinatra had that big come back around then, From Here… — Robert Davi Copy Share Image
In the eighth grade I found I had a voice for opera, so I followed that path a little, but my impulse has always… — Robert Davi Copy Share Image
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![“His [Frank Sinatra] voice defined not only a certain period of time, but America and what America meant to the world. Sinatra grew up, as my grandparents did, when being Italian was very, very prejudice against, but they didn't let it bring them down or use it as an excuse.” quote by Robert Davi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/45c/robert-davi-17031_america_his-frank-sinatra-voice-defined-not-only_1401624.jpg)
![“My parents, the effect that [Frank Sinatra] had on the Italian community, in terms of all our friends at the house were multicultural. We weren't just Italians. My dad's close friend was a black gentleman - this was back in the early 50s when Tony Bennett was reprimanded for having lunch, when he…” quote by Robert Davi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0be/robert-davi-17031_black_my-parents-the-effect-that-frank-sinatra_1382250.jpg)
![“That's what [Frank] Sinatra did. He was the first artist to come out in a major way against anti-Semitism and racial bigotry. And those are huge things back in the 50s and 60s and 70s - and he was doing this in the 40s.” quote by Robert Davi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6ab/robert-davi-17031_anti-semitism_that-s-what-frank-sinatra-did-he-was-the_2959686.jpg)
![“Everyone, young and old, was responding to [Frank] Sinatra. So, the first time that I physically remember, it was as a youth. He always seemed to be there, let me put it that way. I can't remember the exact first time, but I can remember the effect his voice had on me.” quote by Robert Davi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2ac/robert-davi-17031_effects_everyone-young-and-old-was-responding-to_2204746.jpg)
![“The [Frank] Sinatra interpretation of the music, as opposed to some other music that you were listening to - where you felt like they were singing at you - you felt Sinatra was singing to you. It's a very intimate art form, and that's what I responded to - the intimacy of his performance.” quote by Robert Davi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cb4/robert-davi-17031_art_the-frank-sinatra-interpretation-of-the_2452897.jpg)
![“Phil Ramone and Quincy Jones were very close. Phil Ramone was one of the greatest record producers of all time. I don't know if they talk about him enough in the film, but he produced [Frank] Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, all of Billy Joel, Paul McCartney - Phil Ramone was one of the major record…” quote by Robert Davi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/756/robert-davi-17031_all-time_phil-ramone-and-quincy-jones-were-very-c_2216763.jpg)
![“My daughter [Ariana], she's a sweet, lovely girl, but she doesn't have the drive or the belief in herself. As it says in the film, I get touched up thinking about it, no one can give you a career. You have to have that inner drive. She wants it, but she doesn't know how to go for it, she's too…” quote by Robert Davi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ad1/robert-davi-17031_beautiful_my-daughter-ariana-she-s-a-sweet-lovely_233078.jpg)
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![“Here I was in Estonia, doing a concert for 5,000 people, and not many people know the song My Way - Gorbachev in the 80s, My Way had just become a famous song, and [Mikhail] Gorbachev in a satirical, kind of cynical manner coined the term the Sinatra Doctrine and My Way was the song because the…” quote by Robert Davi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/413/robert-davi-17031_80s_here-i-was-in-estonia-doing-a-concert-fo_770631.jpg)
