Frank Vincent Quotes
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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 played the Holiday Motel on the circle in 1970. I know the Jersey Shore.
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You establish a technique on how to develop characters. Everyone does it their own way, and that's what makes it fun.
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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 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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'The Godfather' changed the way gangsters acted.
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I wanted to be what I am. All my life. A musician and an actor.
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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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You are you, and nobody else can do what you do. But a little talent can help.
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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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Being down makes you think who you are.
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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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You take what God gives you and relish it.
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Sometimes people start with you. Especially in local places - 'Hey, go get your shine box.' So I go out earlier. I wear sunglasses and a cap... That's the downside of being successful.
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A man's man has no problems with commitment, as long as he's not with a woman who needs to be committed.
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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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People are funny in the way that they choose to express themselves.
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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 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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'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.
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People approach you in a different way when you're a celebrity - some are nice, some are not nice.
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I work on television and I work in film, and the acting is two different things.
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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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Grooming should be done in moderation.