Frank Vincent

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Nothing is real until you walk out on stage.”

“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.”

“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.”

“My wife and I lived in Chicago for two months, and we went to a lot of great restaurants.”

“'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.”

“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.”

“Fellas, one of the most effective ways to meet a woman is on the street.”

“You are you, and nobody else can do what you do. But a little talent can help.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I'm not saying 'The Godfather' trilogy was bad - because it was brilliant - but that was fiction. It was based on reality.”

“Chicago - it's the Midwest, and the people are not as tough or not as edgy as they are in New York.”