I like ‘The Usual Suspects’. Great film. I also like ‘Scarface’, films like that. Lots of gangster films. I really like watching all kinds of films, dramas, romance. I’ll watch comedies. I like Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Denzel Washington, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle. I’d like to meet them.
I was always raised on cowboy films, and then when I could start making choices about the movies I wanted to watch I found myself wanting to watch gangster films which were slightly more sophisticated than the baseline stuff that was in westerns.
I had no work after ‘Gangster’ for two years, and my sister Rangoli met with an accident that destroyed her looks. My struggle with my parents combined with the industry not accepting me made me feel alienated.
My dad is Scottish, and he read in the newspaper about the plight of the Scottish Freshwater Mussel, which is a real thing – like, a very real, serious conservation issue. And he’s a writer, and he was going to do a film about a Glaswegian gangster, and then I stole the idea and turned it into a romantic comedy.
In my career, I have played a gangster, an ex cop, a journalist and a film director. Yet, the label of a serial kisser refuses to leave me.
The old G’s, or the gangsters, turned me away from the street because they knew my dad, and they had a lot of respect for my dad, but because I was an athlete.
I look forward to parts that have a dimension or depth to them. This makes it interesting for me to do and the audience to watch. Whether he’s a chocolate boy die hard romantic or a gangster with swag, every good has a little bad and every bad has a little good in them.
Some of the greatest movies of all time are within this genre, ‘The Godfather,’ and ‘Goodfellas,’ and ‘Untouchables’ and there’s just so many classic gangster movies that I was always such a fan of.
I’d love to play a gangster but I think people might say I looked a bit too young and cheeky to play a character who’d just blown someones head off!
Jacare is a gangster. He’s been in the game for a long time.
Roles constantly have to be redefined in any form of entertainment. Look back at the gangster pics of the 1930s and 1940s and the way James Cagney or Humphrey Bogart would play the part. These roles were redefined in the 1970s by Al Pacino and Rober DeNiro. And again in the 1990s by Gary Oldman and Anthony Hopkins.
I’m a gangster, and gangsters don’t ask questions.
I’ve never seen a Western that was really truthful. Most are just morality plays. Good guys and bad guys – and the good guys always win, whereas in reality, most of the sheriffs were as bad as the gangsters they were after.
I’d like to do a number of films. Westerns. Genre pieces. Maybe another film about Italian Americans where they’re not gangsters, just to prove that not all Italians are gangsters.
Roles constantly have to be redefined in any form of entertainment. Look back at the gangster pics of the 1930s and 1940s and the way James Cagney or Humphrey Bogart would play the part. These roles were redefined in the 1970s by Al Pacino and Rober DeNiro. And again in the 1990s by Gary Oldman and Anthony Hopkins.
Music definitely gave me a focus. I was an artist without an outlet. Let’s just say if I was not famous, I could have been infamous. I could’ve had my own episode of ‘American Gangster.’
Having a persona people recognize, it’s the thing that probably gets you paid the most – but it’s also the thing that virtually every actor in the world doesn’t want. ‘Cause, like, no one would believe me if I wanted to play something ultra-realistic, like a gangster or something.
In conclusion, gangster quotes provide a fascinating window into a world of intrigue, power, and danger. They offer insights into the minds of individuals who navigated a complex web of criminal activities and wielded influence over both allies and adversaries. As we explore these quotes, let us remember the duality of their existence, where ambition and loyalty intertwined with violence and consequences. May these quotes serve as a reminder of the allure and complexities of the gangster culture, captivating our imagination while urging us to reflect on the choices we make in our own lives.
