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“One thing I take great pride in is that my case was the one that started the decline of the Mafia.”

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A good undercover agent stays as close to the truth as possible, as close to your own personality and your own values as possible.…

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I was Donnie Brasco, the Mafia guy, in character. But in my head, I was a special agent. I never lost sight of who…

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With wiseguys, you don't know a guy by his name, only by his nickname. You never asked a guy for his last name.

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'Donnie Brasco' was 85 percent on the money. The only thing that they slanted was my feelings for Lefty and Sonny', and this idea…

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I'm always leery about bumping into somebody. One time I was with my wife in a restaurant, I saw somebody from my undercover days,…

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'The Godfather' is a great movie, but it gives them too much credit. What you don't see is what really takes place: the in-fighting,…

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I rarely carried a gun undercover.

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As a teen-ager I played cards, shot craps, played pool, went to the track, hung around social clubs. I knew that some card and…

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I knew how wiseguys acted. I knew the mentality. I knew things to do and not to do. Keep your mouth shut at certain…

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I didn't try to be a tough guy. I didn't try to be a big mobster. I was who I was. I didn't stop…

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I left a lot of personal stuff out of 'Donnie Brasco.'

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