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> [The Sopranos all came down to the writing. I wouldn't have been on for as long as I was if the writing weren't so good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gandolfini/the-sopranos-all-came-down-to-the-writing-i-wouldn-t-have-been-on-for/)

[James Gandolfini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gandolfini/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d03/james-gandolfini-16083_long_the-sopranos-all-came-down-to-the-writin_1425705.png)

## More by James Gandolfini

> [I'm an angry guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gandolfini/i-m-an-angry-guy/)

[James Gandolfini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gandolfini/)

> [I've been very lucky, considering what I look like and what I do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gandolfini/i-ve-been-very-lucky-considering-what-i-look-like-and-what-i-do/)

[James Gandolfini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gandolfini/)

> [I dabbled a little bit in acting in high school, and then I forgot about it completely. And then at about 25 I went…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gandolfini/i-dabbled-a-little-bit-in-acting-in-high-school-and-then-i-forgot/)

[James Gandolfini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gandolfini/)

> [I have nothing but respect for HBO.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gandolfini/i-have-nothing-but-respect-for-hbo/)

[James Gandolfini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gandolfini/)

> [I like dark places.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gandolfini/i-like-dark-places/)

[James Gandolfini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gandolfini/)

> [What they say about TV shows is true. You're really a family. You laugh, you fight, you get close, you know? Movies are shorter.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gandolfini/what-they-say-about-tv-shows-is-true-you-re-really-a-family-you-laugh/)

[James Gandolfini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gandolfini/)

> [I'd love to live in New Orleans. I love the freedom of it - for good and for bad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gandolfini/i-d-love-to-live-in-new-orleans-i-love-the-freedom-of-it-for-good-and/)

[James Gandolfini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gandolfini/)

> [This is gonna sound stupid, but I saw at one point that our mothers are ... bus drivers. No, they are the bus. See,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gandolfini/this-is-gonna-sound-stupid-but-i-saw-at-one-point-that-our-mothers/)

[James Gandolfini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gandolfini/)

> [For once I'm not the guy losing my temper all the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gandolfini/for-once-i-m-not-the-guy-losing-my-temper-all-the-time/)

[James Gandolfini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gandolfini/)

> [I just don't think I'm that interesting. I don't think what I have to say is that interesting. To hear me go blah, blah,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gandolfini/i-just-don-t-think-i-m-that-interesting-i-don-t-think-what-i-have-to/)

[James Gandolfini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gandolfini/)

> [Actors will say, 'My character wouldn't say that.' Who said it was your character?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gandolfini/actors-will-say-my-character-wouldn-t-say-that-who-said-it-was-your/)

[James Gandolfini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gandolfini/)

> [Part of the fun of acting is the research, finding out about other people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gandolfini/part-of-the-fun-of-acting-is-the-research-finding-out-about-other/)

[James Gandolfini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gandolfini/)

> [I have a little bit of a temper, but it's ... a useless temper, ... It doesn't accomplish anything, generally. It's just a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gandolfini/i-have-a-little-bit-of-a-temper-but-it-s-a-useless-temper-it-doesn-t/)

[James Gandolfini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gandolfini/)

> [People don't know and they shouldn't know that you work incredibly hard as an actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gandolfini/people-don-t-know-and-they-shouldn-t-know-that-you-work-incredibly/)

[James Gandolfini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gandolfini/)

> [I don't think I will do a Mafia character again. I want to get away from the violence a little bit, because it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gandolfini/i-don-t-think-i-will-do-a-mafia-character-again-i-want-to-get-away/)

[James Gandolfini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gandolfini/)

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