Dominic Chianese ,quotes

Im the kind of guy, when the ...

Im the kind of guy, when the marriage is breaking up, who doesnt want to yell in front of the kids. So I left, but it was very hard.

Dominic Chianese 10.08.2025 20:57:12 45 quotes

I went to Brooklyn College an...

I went to Brooklyn College and met this beautiful Jewish girl named Merle, with dark hair, exotic looking and brilliant. So we got married and had three children.

Dominic Chianese 10.08.2025 20:57:12 45 quotes

I tried to become a family ma...

I tried to become a family man. I got married, but it didn't work out. After 22 months we got an annulment. Then I married an Italian girl, which resulted in an immediate annulment. I had two annulments by the time I was 23.

Dominic Chianese 10.08.2025 20:57:12 45 quotes

I had to audition for the par...

I had to audition for the part of Jnior, and I wanted the role terribly because I knew it was a great character. This guy is a wonderful, funny, mean old guy.

Dominic Chianese 10.08.2025 20:57:12 45 quotes

The anger that Uncle Junior h...

The anger that Uncle Junior has comes from my background. My father was the son of an Italian immigrant, and I've seen the fire of the Italian temperament. It can be explosive sometimes in ways that are both funny and tragic.

Dominic Chianese 10.08.2025 20:57:12 45 quotes

I enjoyed my grandparents ver...

I enjoyed my grandparents very much. My mother and father would always allow me to stay with them.

Dominic Chianese 10.08.2025 20:57:12 45 quotes

They would wake me up when I ...

They would wake me up when I was sleeping, and say sing a song for our friends. I had a sweet voice, I had a nice little tenor voice. God knows what I sang, but my whole family would admire me.

Dominic Chianese 10.08.2025 20:57:12 45 quotes

Uncle Junior is a criminal, w...

Uncle Junior is a criminal, which makes him a villain, so it makes people want to watch him. My whole life as an actor has been preparing for something like this.

Dominic Chianese 10.08.2025 20:57:12 45 quotes

My father was an American who...

My father was an American who could cuss in Italian and make an aria out of it. It was wonderful to watch. But then again, he was a Gemini. I believe in that stuff.

Dominic Chianese 10.08.2025 20:57:12 45 quotes

When I started really singing...

When I started really singing I was 17, 18 years old. I used to go around trying to be a singer in the Bronx. My knees would shake but I learned by doing.

Dominic Chianese 10.08.2025 20:57:12 45 quotes

For TV I don't think I could ...

For TV I don't think I could have gotten a better part than Uncle Junior because of the intimacy of the character based on David Chase's brilliant writing.

Dominic Chianese 10.08.2025 20:57:12 45 quotes

Uncle Junior is a criminal, wh...

Uncle Junior is a criminal, which makes him a villain, so it makes people want to watch him. My whole life as an actor has been preparing for something like this.

Dominic Chianese 03.03.2018 03:03:03 45 quotes

My father was an American who ...

My father was an American who could cuss in Italian and make an aria out of it. It was wonderful to watch. But then again, he was a Gemini. I believe in that stuff.

Dominic Chianese 03.03.2018 03:03:03 45 quotes

The anger that Uncle Junior ha...

Dominic Chianese 03.03.2018 03:03:03 45 quotes

The radio was my big influence...

The radio was my big influence. Comedy came from the instinctual feel I had for language.

Dominic Chianese 03.03.2018 03:03:03 45 quotes

I tried to become a family man...

Dominic Chianese 03.03.2018 03:03:03 45 quotes

I went to Brooklyn College and...

I went to Brooklyn College and met this beautiful Jewish girl named Merle, with dark hair, exotic looking and brilliant. So we got married and had three children.

Dominic Chianese 03.03.2018 03:03:03 45 quotes

Im the kind of guy, when the m...

Im the kind of guy, when the marriage is breaking up, who doesnt want to yell in front of the kids. So I left, but it was very hard.

Dominic Chianese 03.03.2018 03:03:03 45 quotes

I had no idea what they were s...

I had no idea what they were saying in Italian as a child, they spoke too quickly on the radio. But I realized that language was very funny.

Dominic Chianese 03.03.2018 03:03:03 45 quotes

I don't like the way Uncle Jun...

I don't like the way Uncle Junior dresses. He loves it.

Dominic Chianese 03.03.2018 03:03:03 45 quotes

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