--- title: "12 Tony Soprano Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 12 Tony Soprano quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Tony Soprano sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80c/pat-martin-86183_angel_who-the-hell-uses-a-burner-cell-phone-wh_1947038.jpg" --- > [ Who the hell uses a burner cell phone when they're not trying to hide something? \[..\] Only dope dealers, and Hell's Angels,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-martin/who-the-hell-uses-a-burner-cell-phone-when-they-re-not-trying-to-hide/) Pat Martin [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80c/pat-martin-86183_angel_who-the-hell-uses-a-burner-cell-phone-wh_1947038.jpg) > [I can honestly say that I've never seen such a transference, from person to character, as I have with James 'becoming' Tony…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-nutter/i-can-honestly-say-that-i-ve-never-seen-such-a-transference-from/) [David Nutter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-nutter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbb/david-nutter-10259_character_i-can-honestly-say-that-i-ve-never-seen_806759.jpg) > [A normal conversation between my uncles about whether or not the lamb is done will come across as a shouting match between…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-morocco/a-normal-conversation-between-my-uncles-about-whether-or-not-the-lamb/) [Chris Morocco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-morocco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd3/chris-morocco-6357_best_a-normal-conversation-between-my-uncles_2418259.jpg) > [Being lectured by the president on fiscal responsibility is a little bit like Tony Soprano talking to me about law and order…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-f-kerry/being-lectured-by-the-president-on-fiscal-responsibility-is-a-little/) [John F. Kerry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-f-kerry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba0/john-f-kerry-996_country_being-lectured-by-the-president-on-fisca_1176467.png) > [You have antiheroes in dramas, like Tony Soprano. But it's a little bit harder in comedy. You don't see it quite as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-miller/you-have-antiheroes-in-dramas-like-tony-soprano-but-it-s-a-little-bit/) [Christopher Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-miller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f1/christopher-miller-17494_comedy_you-have-antiheroes-in-dramas-like-tony_1618884.jpg) > [The nature of television is that it's a beast with a lot of opinions. I don't consider myself typecast any more than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaleel-white/the-nature-of-television-is-that-it-s-a-beast-with-a-lot-of-opinions/) [Jaleel White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaleel-white/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/285/jaleel-white-17071_myself_the-nature-of-television-is-that-it-s-a_33818.jpg) > [Nothing about Tony Soprano's life was glamorous. He was never somebody I wanted to be. His life was terrible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terence-winter/nothing-about-tony-soprano-s-life-was-glamorous-he-was-never-somebody/) [Terence Winter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terence-winter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba4/terence-winter-13380_glamorous_nothing-about-tony-soprano-s-life-was-gl_3120866.jpg) > [“Yet during a twenty-year period there wasn’t an American alive who wouldn’t have recognized Jimmy Hoffa immediately, the way Tony Soprano is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-brandt/yet-during-a-twenty-year-period-there-wasn-t-an-american-alive-who/) [Charles Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-brandt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f43/charles-brandt-2101_jimmy-hoffa_yet-during-a-twenty-year-period-there-wa_2803612.jpg) > [“there is no such thing as business ethics. Just ethics. It’s not separate from the rest of your life. If you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-keough/there-is-no-such-thing-as-business-ethics-just-ethics-it-s-not/) Don Keough [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0c/don-keough-79198_business_there-is-no-such-thing-as-business-ethic_2147181.jpg) > [What I really want to do is create great roles for women. And I'm not talking Nicholas Sparks romance. I think women's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-rosenberg/what-i-really-want-to-do-is-create-great-roles-for-women-and-i-m-not/) [Melissa Rosenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-rosenberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a4/melissa-rosenberg-10715_action_what-i-really-want-to-do-is-create-great_431000.png) > [The warlords took part in atrocities during the civil war in Afghanistan. They looted, they raped, they killed. They have become incredibly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/khaled-hosseini/the-warlords-took-part-in-atrocities-during-the-civil-war-in/) [Khaled Hosseini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/khaled-hosseini/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af5/khaled-hosseini-251_afghanistan_the-warlords-took-part-in-atrocities-dur_2837840.png) > [I certainly know all about the Jersey jokes that amuse the rest of the country. You've probably heard them. Our state bird…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-kay-penman/i-certainly-know-all-about-the-jersey-jokes-that-amuse-the-rest-of/) [Sharon Kay Penman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-kay-penman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c0e/sharon-kay-penman-6725_about_i-certainly-know-all-about-the-jersey-jo_613343.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/tony-soprano/#itemlist", "name": "Tony Soprano Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Who the hell uses a burner cell phone when they're not trying to hide something? 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