I used to make up stories about my father. I would go to the movies and look for a character who looked like my father. — Danny Aiello Copy Share Image
People have an image of Italians. When I go somewhere in the world, I don't care where it is, when they look at me… — Danny Aiello Copy Share Image
My father was a good man, but he was a con man. He was a wanderer, nomadic. — Danny Aiello Copy Share Image
There was certainly less profanity in the Godfather than in the Sopranos. There was a kind of respect. It's not that I totally agreed… — Danny Aiello Copy Share Image
People call me an instinctive actor. I used to consider that an insult early on, only because I had never studied. Now... I love… — Danny Aiello Copy Share Image
My father never saw me play ball, and I was an outstanding ballplayer. I missed all that adoration. — Danny Aiello Copy Share Image
If I stunk for some reason, you can always blame it on the character. — Danny Aiello Copy Share Image
The choreographer for the Milton Berle show wanted me to audition. I walked away from that. — Danny Aiello Copy Share Image
Death can't be so bad if mom went through it. It makes it easier for the child to follow. — Danny Aiello Copy Share Image
My father was never around. It was almost as if he didn't exist. I would tell my friends he was in Cleveland, on business.… — Danny Aiello Copy Share Image
If I didn't start singing in the cabarets and on my albums, I could have never even tried something like 'Capone.' — Danny Aiello Copy Share Image
