Frank Vincent Quotes
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A man's man is respectful, he's honorable, he's loyal, he's sensitive, he's strong, he's tough, he's well-groomed, he has a sense of humor - and he takes care of himself and his lady.
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I think all the roles were something that sort of hit me, and I guess I was very lucky to get those roles.
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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.
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I work on television and I work in film, and the acting is two different things.
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I am a musician by rights, and I played in Asbury Park in the old African Room in the Robert Trent Hotel next to the Albion. That was in the early '60s.
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I played the Holiday Motel on the circle in 1970. I know the Jersey Shore.
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I knew so many gangsters, and I call on that experience with them for characters.
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You take what God gives you and relish it.
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New York's got a little rougher edge to it than Chicago.
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My wife and I lived in Chicago for two months, and we went to a lot of great restaurants.
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My son, Tony Vincent, is a stuntman. He doubles for Jim Caviezel on 'Person of Interest.' He works really hard.
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I wanted to be what I am. All my life. A musician and an actor.
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Being down makes you think who you are.
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'The Godfather' changed the way gangsters acted.
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David Chase is a genius.
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You see mob guys when you play in nightclubs. It's part of the protocol.
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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.
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Bad boys are classy and refined. For example, even though Donald Trump came from money and a privileged lifestyle, he's a man's man.
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I do a lot of meet-and-greets with the people, and I do 'sign shows' where I meet people and sign autographs.
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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.
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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.
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As far as music is concerned, I played music for a very long time, so I have a background in that.
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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.
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As a character actor, you have to understand that it's not about you. You have to remember it's about someone else's life. And your character is just passing through.