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Sinatra slowly found a way to allow tenderness into the performance while remaining manly. He perfected the role of the Tender Tough Guy and passed it on to several generations of Americans. Before him, that archetype did not exist in American popular culture.

Sinatra was somebody special.

Sinatra, in my opinion, is possibly the greatest male singer of all time.

Sinatra had a lot of mood swings, but he was wonderful to my wife Barbara and to me. He made no bones about who he liked and who he loved, and he had this great charisma. When he walked into a room, it stopped. I've only seen that happen with Ronald Reagan.

Sinatra was the biggest influence on my life, my singing career. And rightly so. I mean he was the best singer ever.

I worked on a film short with Frank Sinatra when I was a kid.

Anybody who was in 'The Godfather' is a tough guy.

I went to the premiere of The Detective with Sinatra, and perhaps people jumped to conclusions. He was very protective towards me and never came on to me sexually.

My mother was against me being an actress - until I introduced her to Frank Sinatra.

Raymond Floyd. The man knows how to control situations. He was experienced. He didn't let me get overly excited; he kept me in check. It allowed me to free myself up, and I played really well with him.