Differences Quote by Jonas Carpignano

I grew up in the Lower East Side, an Italian American - more Sicilian, actually.

— Martin Scorsese

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 open-minded, nicest…

— Vinny Guadagnino

My mom was Sicilian, my dad was Sicilian. Mom was a great cook, but all the women were.

— Chazz Palminteri

Italy is still very much the same place it was 2,000 years ago. Italians are still the same .. there's a sense of beauty…

— Bruno Heller

I'm from Europe, England, and I actually lived in Italy.

— Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

In America most everybody who's Italian is half Italian. Except me. I'm all Italian. I'm mostly Sicilian, and I have a little bit of…

— Al Pacino

My mom is Italian, and her whole family still lives in Italy. My dad is Australian, and his family lives in Australia, so we…

— Danielle Macdonald

I know Italians and I like them. A lot of my father's best friends were Italians.

— Kirk Douglas

“Italy has been a single, united country only since 1870. For many centuries before this, it was a collection of independent “city states.” Each…

— Marilyn Tolhurst

My dad's Sicilian and my mom is half Italian and half Jewish.

— Antonia Lofaso

“ Leaving Italy Italians have been involved with North America from the time of Christopher Columbus. In the years when Italy was trying to…

— Jean F. Blashfield

Most everybody who's Italian is half Italian. Except me. I'm all Italian. I'm mostly Sicilian, and I have a little bit of Neapolitan in…

— Al Pacino