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I never was that boy who loved gangster films, but when I was growing up, I was obsessed with the detective Dick Tracy. It was one of my favourite movies as a kid, and he really inspired me. I would have loved to be part of that golden age of Hollywood in the 1940s. It made me want to become an actor.

The first several years I was an actor, I sort of eked out a living playing thugs almost exclusively until 'Robocop.'

I was never a juvenile lead or a romantic hero, and I didn't come into my own as an actor until I was 40.

I have consciously not taken the role of a gangster, which has been offered to me far too many times.

I'd love to play a gangster but I think people might say I looked a bit too young and cheeky to play a character who'd just blown someones head off!

I've played some gangster roles, but that's obviously not me. When you're an Italian-American New York actor, it's just an easy way to get cast.

I didn't become an actor to be famous. I genuinely love acting and never expected to make a penny at it.

I grew up around acting, but it was never thought of as a career.

I found my niche as a character actor, and I've never felt like a movie star or teen idol and never wanted to.

I got pigeonholed a bit. When I wanted to be an actress, I never wanted to be the kind of actress I became.