Your face is your calling card, but you're not so famous that you can't go out.

You grow up in a Sicilian household, becoming an actor is not a big leap.

My grandfather was a chef for a Baron in Sicily before he came to America. I grew up with him. I used to do my homework at one end of the kitchen table while he cooked at the other end.

I had a wonderful time playing Dr. Kaufman in Tomorrow Never Dies. It was a real Bond villain, over the top, almost laughable but dangerous.

I directed a piece of theater in Italy. We took nine fables from the town and we created a play.

Alec rolled beautiful brown eyes. "No fair playing the death card."
"No fair having it to play.