Steve Schirripa & Michael Imperioli Got Advice from the Mob While Filming The Sopranos

Steve Schirripa and Michael Imperioli talk about receiving tips on how to whack someone, the success of The Sopranos with a relatively unknown cast and the inspiration behind creating the podcast Talking Sopranos.


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[slashbash]

I never realzied Imperioli was only five years younger than Gandofini. He played a young guy pretty well.

[luigiwastaken]

The fact that Sirico had been shot, arrested almost 30 times, spent time in prison, constantly in and out of jail and also just happens to know a capo of the Colombo family when they're out to dinner. He was a genuine part of the life and no one really understands how lucky we are that he decided to take up acting instead of delving deeper lol

[jreviralclipz]

I love how Steve still dresses like Bobby

[keithp]

My favourite Bobby Baccala moment was when they were discussing what they were going to do about the Vito situation and Bobby says 'We can't have him here in our social club no more that much I do know" 😂

[LtJackboot]

' A Don never wears shorts'
That has to be where they got that line for old man Lupertazzi

[Skankhunt....]

So, that’s why Carmine tells Tony not to wear shorts 😂

[sieekakhan]

I still cant forget the episode when Chris went to an acting workshop for writers and he was so good. He had a talent and had a future outside the mob but unfortunately he was in too deep to just pack up and leave

[agidotexe]

Mike literally looks the exact same but someone just colored his hair grey, man is a vampire!

[roscopcold]

“You’re gonna give the mob a bad name” absolute genius

[Skankhunt....]

Oh my sweet god 🤣 so literally Tony Sirico IS Paulie Walnuts in real life? 🤣 mail in the microwave to avoid anthrax because he saw it on the news? That might be the most Paulie thing ever

[geewhiz]

They use that line in the show. Carmine Lupetazi says to Tony in one episode: 'A Don doesn't wear shorts'.

[petertimowreef]

Modern shows are so intense, something huge happening in every scene. And life just isn't like that. That's what I liked most about the Sopranos, it's so easy to imagine their portrayal of what it's like to balance a family life while being in the mafia is 100% accurate.

[michaeldonovan]

Christopher was my favorite. He didn't always have the wittiest lines or the sharpest intellect but his reactions to things were hilarious. He also seemed like a wayward fatherless kid in the beginning of the series who I really sympathized for but when he started slapping around Ade and getting more grisly it was harder to like him. And he's super handsome

[mateusnogueira]

Imperioli doesnt look that he aged. He's looking like those actors who do a recent and a old version of the same character and then they implement just the beard and paint the hair grey

[rogergarrison]

Tony Sirico went from sleeping on his mother's couch to having an assistant.

[PotentialLegend]

He's absolutely right about the show making a comeback. I'm 28 years old so I was just a kid when the show came out and I finally got around to watching it all last year. Such a brilliant show that felt so 90's and still holds up. People are still gonna be watching it for the first time in another 20 years from now.

[jcrossan]

Just finished The Sopranos the other day and by God was it an experience it’s easily the best tv series ever made and cannot be replicated thank you so much for everything it was something else !

[johndidio]

Imperioli is a tremendous actor and Steve can hold his own with anyone ! Both guys seem like they have hearts of gold !

[IPlayOneOnT.V.]

This was such a fun interview. It could've been way longer. Seth asked great questions and had excellent responses.

[VanHouse_Productions]

Rest in peace James! I wish we could’ve got more interviews with him. Amazing performance