You take what God gives you and relish it.
Frank Vincent
Grooming should be done in moderation.
My son, Tony Vincent, is a stuntman. He doubles for Jim Caviezel on 'Person of Interest.' He works really hard.
We define a metrosexual as someone who really takes care of themselves in terms of grooming and style. There is nothing wrong with that. But I think you need to have some other values. It's cool to incorporate some traditional values into metrosexuality. Then it becomes a good lifestyle.
'The Godfather' illustrated the family values - the reality that it was really a family thing, honor and tradition. It wasn't just a single-dimension thing.
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.
I knew so many gangsters, and I call on that experience with them for characters.
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.
Fellas, it's all a numbers game. The more women you meet, the greater chance you have of finding the right one.
I did a lot of 'NYPD Blues' and 'Law & Orders' and a couple of other ones that were shot in New York earlier in my career.
I spent my youth playing music, and I worked a lot in New Jersey and New York clubs. At 18, I worked all around Hudson, Essex, and Bergen counties.
You see mob guys when you play in nightclubs. It's part of the protocol.
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 never in my wildest dreams thought that I'd have merchandise selling on a web site. It's just amazing to me.
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.
I work on television and I work in film, and the acting is two different things.
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.
I do a lot of meet-and-greets with the people, and I do 'sign shows' where I meet people and sign autographs.
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.
You establish a technique on how to develop characters. Everyone does it their own way, and that's what makes it fun.
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.
As far as music is concerned, I played music for a very long time, so I have a background in that.
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.
I think all the roles were something that sort of hit me, and I guess I was very lucky to get those roles.
People approach you in a different way when you're a celebrity - some are nice, some are not nice.
When lines are great, they're easy to do. You just find the essence of it, and you do it.
I think that all the time I lived alone changed me.
Being down makes you think who you are.
Actors are real egomaniacs. They get into a movie, they think the whole movie's about them.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A man's man has no problems with commitment, as long as he's not with a woman who needs to be committed.
Fellas, one of the most effective ways to meet a woman is on the street.
Atkins - I was on that for two weeks. All I lost was 14 days.
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.
'The Godfather' changed the way gangsters acted.
My wife and I lived in Chicago for two months, and we went to a lot of great restaurants.
New York's got a little rougher edge to it than Chicago.
Chicago - it's the Midwest, and the people are not as tough or not as edgy as they are in New York.
I am a musician by rights, and I played in Asbury Park in the old African Room in the Robert Trent Hotel next to the Albion. That was in the early '60s.
I wanted to be what I am. All my life. A musician and an actor.
You are you, and nobody else can do what you do. But a little talent can help.
I played the Holiday Motel on the circle in 1970. I know the Jersey Shore.
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.
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.
If it's Saturday night, and you're sitting on your couch watching 'Showtime at the Apollo,' then you're not a man's man.
You have got to have a good sense of humor, you have got to be tough, and you have got to know how to dress.
David Chase is a genius.
