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… — Chazz Palminteri Copy Share Image
I was possessed with a wonderful example of my Italian American family. They would come over and join us every Sunday, all… — Tony Bennett Copy Share Image
My family was blue collar, a middle-class kind of thing. My father was born in Detroit, Italian-American. My mother is English. She… — Lorraine Bracco Copy Share Image
I learned when I was a student in Connecticut. I had an Italian-American teacher who gave me classes for a week, and… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
I know that I come from mid-20th century America, urban, specifically downtown New York, specifically an Italian-American area, Roman Catholic - that's… — Martin Scorsese Copy Share Image
If people are going to complain about stereotyping, it's as likely to be Italian-Americans as gay people. — Jason Bateman Copy Share Image
I grew up within Italian-American neighborhoods, everybody was coming into the house all the time, kids running around, that sort of stuff,… — Martin Scorsese Copy Share Image
When I first came here, Italian food wasn't anything I recognized. I didn't know what Italian American food was; we never ate… — Lidia Bastianich Copy Share Image
My husband is actually Italian-American, and he thought I was Italian when he first met me. — Andrea Navedo Copy Share Image
I was raised in an Italian catholic family in Baltimore, Maryland. Our faith is very important to us, our patriotism, love of… — Nancy Pelosi Copy Share Image
I'd like to do a number of films. Westerns. Genre pieces. Maybe another film about Italian Americans where they're not gangsters, just… — Martin Scorsese Copy Share Image
Shopping as lifestyle is really a sub-cultural problem. When the strictures that set you apart or oppressed you, disappear, is there a… — Daniel Mendelsohn Copy Share Image
I've played some gangster roles, but that's obviously not me. When you're an Italian-American New York actor, it's just an easy way… — Michael Imperioli Copy Share Image
Explain to me what Italian-American culture is. We've been here 100 years. Isn't Italian-American culture American culture? That's because we're so diverse,… — Al Pacino Copy Share Image
My dad wanted to be a pianist. But as a working-class Italian American kid he was the first person in his family… — Monica Barbaro Copy Share Image
“There are still a lotta nice Sicilian boys in New Orleans. (A nonna's advice to a zitella.)” — Traci Andrighetti Copy Share Image
I believe in the fact that an audience has one heart. I can just tell you one thing: If I sing the… — Lara Fabian Copy Share Image
My Italian-American heritage, of which I'm very proud and with which I identify strongly, surfaces in several of my novels. — Wally Lamb Copy Share Image
People take pride in being Irish-American and Italian-American. They have a particular culture that infuses the whole culture and makes it richer… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
My family was all born in Sicily and I'm Italian-American. They're the real thing. They're authentic Italians, and honestly they're the most… — Vinny Guadagnino Copy Share Image
Playing a positive role on a network television show, it was great. I took it as a responsibility. Poncherello was supposed to… — Erik Estrada Copy Share Image
My family is very, very important to me. My mother is Italian American. Shes a very strong woman, a good role model.… — Lea Michele Copy Share Image
