Aiello Quotes & Sayings

There was certainly less profanity in the Godfather than in the Sopranos. There was a kind of respect. It's not that I totally agreed with it, but it was a great piece of art. — Danny Aiello

I was just so blatantly shy throughout my life. — Danny Aiello

I would love to do a film in Africa. — Judi Shekoni

My father was a good man, but he was a con man. He was a wanderer, nomadic. — Danny Aiello

If I didn't start singing in the cabarets and on my albums, I could have never even tried something like 'Capone.' — Danny Aiello

I used to make up stories about my father. I would go to the movies and look for a character who looked like my father. — Danny Aiello

But my friend IS the sea, Mr. Diego. He has been my friend since I was very young, my only friend, and I can't bear to hear him crying. he's lonely. I came here to keep him company."

"Boy, the sea is not your friend, especially not today."

"Excuse me, Mr. Diego, but I think you are wrong. He is my friend, he says good morning to me every day. — Tracy Aiello

Radio listeners often have a very fertile imagination when it comes to body shape. — Tamsin Greig

Millie ran back and forth, first jumping on Diego, then Henry, then Diego. "Arff!" she said, which means "let's help" in the way dogs talk. — Tracy Aiello

Alan Schwarz of the New York Times calls up the NFL to get a response, and what he gets from Greg Aiello, the league spokesman, is more denials. They are now denying their own study. — Steve Fainaru

I mean, what do you do in Las Vegas? You gamble - and you go to strip clubs. — Scott Caan

My mother was the total influence. My father was what we call a nomadic person; he was a wanderer. — Danny Aiello

If I stunk for some reason, you can always blame it on the character. — Danny Aiello

Today, I'm a conservationist because I believe that my species doesn't have the right or option to determine the fate of other species, even ones that inspire fear in us. — Jeff Corwin

You don't have to be worried about labeling me. — Danny Aiello

But leaves don't just fall. They wilt and fade and no longer protect you from the rain. — Erik Valeur

We talk about Hollywood being pro-labor, yet about 70% of our industry has been farmed out to Canada, meaning we are losing jobs like crazy. Where's organized labor asking how we can allow such a thing to happen? — Danny Aiello

I have sons, and they have never said the word hell in front of me or my wife. That's the truth. — Danny Aiello

I don't know anyone who curses the way they do on the Sopranos. Not in an Italian household. I never said the word hell in front of my mother. — Danny Aiello

Look, people have an image of Italians. When I go somewhere in the world, I don't care where it is, when they look at me it's not about my intelligence. It's who can I beat up. — Danny Aiello

An album is such a personal thing. It's something I always wanted to do. It's me doing me, singing as me. — Danny Aiello

President Reagan didn't always know what he knew. — Oliver North

It may be, however, that I am too much wedded to my own views in the matter, and as I have spent nearly eight years of the hardest work of my life in this department, I respectfully request that I may now be relieved from its command. — George Crook

I'm a traditionalist. I have certain values I live by. — Danny Aiello

Life is precious and all too short. So I laugh, sing and dive into things heads first with the hope that I don't scrape my ass on the bottom. And when I do I break out the bandaids — K.L. Parry

My entire family were Democrats all our lives. But because how furious I was about the previous administration, I turned in my card to become a Republican. I did not want to be known as a Democrat under that person's regime. — Danny Aiello

I know that experts say you're more likely to get hurt crossing the street than you are flying, but that doesn't make me any less frightened of flying. If anything, it makes me more afraid of crossing the street. — Ellen DeGeneres

I was 40 when I did my first movie. — Danny Aiello

Death can't be so bad if mom went through it. It makes it easier for the child to follow. — Danny Aiello

My father was never around. It was almost as if he didn't exist. I would tell my friends he was in Cleveland, on business. Sometimes, every six months or so, he would come by for dinner. — Danny Aiello

At some point in my life, before I was gone, I wanted to make an album, even if it was for no reason other than posterity. — Danny Aiello

What you need to know about me is that I always just wanted to be a country singer. I didn't choose the path of television or being on magazine covers. — Blake Shelton

People call me an instinctive actor. I used to consider that an insult early on, only because I had never studied. Now ... I love it. — Danny Aiello

The choreographer for the Milton Berle show wanted me to audition. I walked away from that. — Danny Aiello

I fell in love with the most beautiful girl in the Bronx. — Danny Aiello

I said to NFL spokesman Greg Aiello, 'You realize that's the first time anybody associated with the league has made that connection?' And I remember, he was a litttle ... annoyed. He was annoyed. — Alan Schwarz

By ensuring that no one in government has too much power, the Constitution helps protect ordinary Americans every day against abuse of power by those in authority. — John Roberts

I need distractions. Good distractions, not bad ones. A good distraction for me is a great play. — Danny Aiello

My father never saw me play ball, and I was an outstanding ballplayer. I missed all that adoration. — Danny Aiello