Chazz Palminteri Quotes

United States, Actor
May 15, 1952

Calogero Lorenzo "Chazz" Palminteri (born May 15, 1952) is an American actor, screenwriter, producer and playwright. He is best known for his Academy Award-nominated role for Best Supporting Actor in Bullets over Broadway, the 1993 film A Bronx Tale, based on his play of the same name, Special Agent David "Dave" Kujan in The Usual Suspects, Primo Sidone in Analyze This and his recurring role as Shorty in Modern Family.

Also known as Screenwriter, Producer, Playwright

My mother and father told me I was god. I was a good Italian boy who hung out with the same four guys. I was a little god.

Chazz Palminteri
- Good
- God
- Mother
My mom was Sicilian, my dad was Sicilian. Mom was a great cook, but all the women were.

Chazz Palminteri
- Great
- Women
- Dad

Mental violence is as bad as physical violence. You don't see that very often in movies, so it was a good subject to tackle.

Chazz Palminteri
- Good
- Bad
- Violence
I'm very proud of being Italian-American, but people don't realize that the mafia is just this aberration. The real community is built on the working man, the guy who's the cop, the fireman, the truck driver, the bus driver.

Chazz Palminteri
- People
- Real
- American
I came here knowing nobody. I worked clubs as a singer and even the doors a few times before I landed some TV roles.

Chazz Palminteri
I've always been successful. Now I'm famous and successful.

Chazz Palminteri
- Famous
Yeah, I like to gamble.

Chazz Palminteri
I get the beginning. I get the end. Then I write the middle. That's how I do it.

Chazz Palminteri
- Beginning

I like playing roulette, I like dice. I grew up with gamblers.

Chazz Palminteri
- Up
I love people who just started making movies - first-timers, second-timers. They take chances.

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- People
Italian-Americans are not the Mafia.

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- Italian
I always knew I was going to make it, without doubt.

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- Doubt
The saddest thing in life is wasted talent and the choices you make will shape your life forever.

Chazz Palminteri
- Life
- Forever
- Choices