Top 25 Quotes by Danny Aiello

Look, people have an image of Italians. When I go somewhere in the world, I don't care where it is, when they look at me it's not about my intelligence. It's who can I beat up.

I was just so blatantly shy throughout my life.

I fell in love with the most beautiful girl in the Bronx.

My mother was the total influence. My father was what we call a nomadic person; he was a wanderer.

My father was never around. It was almost as if he didn't exist. I would tell my friends he was in Cleveland, on business. Sometimes, every six months or so, he would come by for dinner.

People call me an instinctive actor. I used to consider that an insult early on, only because I had never studied. Now... I love it.

I'm a traditionalist. I have certain values I live by.

I used to make up stories about my father. I would go to the movies and look for a character who looked like my father.

I need distractions. Good distractions, not bad ones. A good distraction for me is a great play.

You don't have to be worried about labeling me.