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title: "5 Named Tony Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [I would actually prefer a guy named Tony, but I'll take the statue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathy-griffin/i-would-actually-prefer-a-guy-named-tony-but-i-ll-take-the-statue/)

[Kathy Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathy-griffin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e18/kathy-griffin-4016_statue_i-would-actually-prefer-a-guy-named-tony_254644.png)

> [“We called them Tonys, because my dad was named Tony and he could never say no to anyone (although I assume he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/we-called-them-tonys-because-my-dad-was-named-tony-and-he-could-never/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fe/anonymous-1_said-mom_we-called-them-tonys-because-my-dad-was_322421.jpg)

> [My two best-known characters were both named Tony. For most people, I'm just Tony-period. They've never thought of me as some other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-danza/my-two-best-known-characters-were-both-named-tony-for-most-people-i-m/)

[Tony Danza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-danza/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb9/tony-danza-13735_character_my-two-best-known-characters-were-both-n_462859.jpg)

> [“The ones we picked? We didn’t call them marks, or prey or victims. We called them Tonys, because my dad was named…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gillian-flynn/the-ones-we-picked-we-didn-t-call-them-marks-or-prey-or-victims-we/)

[Gillian Flynn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gillian-flynn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/52c/gillian-flynn-316_mom-asked_the-ones-we-picked-we-didn-t-call-them-m_698847.jpg)

> [My brother nurtured the love of stand-up comedy in a skinny little black kid named Tony.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tony-rock/my-brother-nurtured-the-love-of-stand-up-comedy-in-a-skinny-little/)

[Tony Rock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tony-rock/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea4/tony-rock-11344_black_my-brother-nurtured-the-love-of-stand-up_1301695.jpg)

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