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" 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. "
Frank Vincent
Good
Gangster
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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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" You take what God gives you and relish it. "
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" I enjoy going to the beach, relaxing with my wife, going out to dinner, and having a good time. "
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" 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. "
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" When I was 18 years old and playing the drums, I never thought that I would have a website and that people will be buying my autographed picture and paying money for it. "
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" As a character actor, you have to understand that it's not about you. You have to remember it's about someone else's life. And your character is just passing through. "
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" I've met a lot of big stars who have humility. Sly Stallone is a very humble guy. Robert DeNiro is a really humble guy. Some of the women aren't so humble for some reason. I don't know why. "
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" I remember playing in Union City, and we had crap games after we finished playing at night. We would go next door to the cab stand where they were playing gin rummy and betting $1,000 a hand. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" When lines are great, they're easy to do. You just find the essence of it, and you do it. "
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" I do a lot of meet-and-greets with the people, and I do 'sign shows' where I meet people and sign autographs. "
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" You are you, and nobody else can do what you do. But a little talent can help. "
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" People are fascinated with the fast life, the easy life. For some reason, that's an American dream, and it goes all the way back to the Edward G. Robinsons and the Cagneys. "
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