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" Steve Van Zandt is a very intelligent, smart guy. He's a historian, he knows a lot about rock n' roll, a lot about music. "

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" When lines are great, they're easy to do. You just find the essence of it, and you do it. "

" A man's man is respectful, he's honorable, he's loyal, he's sensitive, he's strong, he's tough, he's well-groomed, he has a sense of humor - and he takes care of himself and his lady. "

" There was an article about me once, and the first line was, 'It's good to be a gangster.' Well, I'm not a gangster. I'm an actor. "

" When you're acting on camera, you don't really think of your voice. You think of the whole instrument - your body, your look, and whatever you have to do. But when you're doing the voiceover, you're thinking only of your voice. You really can't compare the two different mediums. "

" You are you, and nobody else can do what you do. But a little talent can help. "

" As far as music is concerned, I played music for a very long time, so I have a background in that. "

" There's a moment of truth that comes when you are performing, and you are all alone. "

" You see mob guys when you play in nightclubs. It's part of the protocol. "

" I think all the roles were something that sort of hit me, and I guess I was very lucky to get those roles. "

" You take what God gives you and relish it. "

" I think 'The Sopranos' probably solidifies the misconception that people have about New Jersey to begin with. Because you're from Jersey, and everybody has an accent, you are perceived a certain way. I don't know if they are jealous or in awe or look down their nose at you, but that's the way life is. If you don't like it, change the channel. "

" A man's man has no problems with commitment, as long as he's not with a woman who needs to be committed. "

" Chicago - it's the Midwest, and the people are not as tough or not as edgy as they are in New York. "

" I played the Holiday Motel on the circle in 1970. I know the Jersey Shore. "

" New York's got a little rougher edge to it than Chicago. "

" I don't know what drives me. I need to work. I wanted to be in the entertainment field, but I didn't know what. "

" It's very important what you say to kids. You have to walk a very fine line between talking about your life and talking about what you've done. "

" Sometimes people start with you. Especially in local places - 'Hey, go get your shine box.' So I go out earlier. I wear sunglasses and a cap... That's the downside of being successful. "

" Nothing is real until you walk out on stage. "

" I'm a cigar person, I don't smoke one every day, but I used to smoke them, and I had my own cigar at one time. So, I'm fairly knowledgeable about that. "

" I do a lot of meet-and-greets with the people, and I do 'sign shows' where I meet people and sign autographs. "

" Trust is very important. In 'Goodfellas' in the 'Go home and get your shine box!' scene, we must have filmed 15 takes. If you played each take back, the timing would be exactly the same each time. "

" I work on television and I work in film, and the acting is two different things. "

" Actors are real egomaniacs. They get into a movie, they think the whole movie's about them. "

" My wife and I lived in Chicago for two months, and we went to a lot of great restaurants. "

" Being down makes you think who you are. "

" I'm not saying 'The Godfather' trilogy was bad - because it was brilliant - but that was fiction. It was based on reality. "

" If you decide to go clubbing on a Friday night, and you're home before two A.M., you're not a man's man. "

" Bad boys are classy and refined. For example, even though Donald Trump came from money and a privileged lifestyle, he's a man's man. "