“There was an article about me once, and the first line was, ‘It’s good to be a gangster.’ Well, I’m not a gangster. I’m an actor.”
― Frank Vincent
“Grooming should be done in moderation.”
― Frank Vincent
“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.”
― Frank Vincent
“’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.”
― Frank Vincent
“I think that all the time I lived alone changed me.”
― Frank Vincent
“I enjoy going to the beach, relaxing with my wife, going out to dinner, and having a good time.”
― Frank Vincent
“When you’re acting on camera, you don’t really think of your voice. You think of the whole instrument – your body, your look, and whatever you have to do. But when you’re doing the voiceover, you’re thinking only of your voice. You really can’t compare the two different mediums.”
― Frank Vincent
“I knew so many gangsters, and I call on that experience with them for characters.”
― Frank Vincent
“You take what God gives you and relish it.”
― Frank Vincent
“We define a metrosexual as someone who really takes care of themselves in terms of grooming and style. There is nothing wrong with that. But I think you need to have some other values. It’s cool to incorporate some traditional values into metrosexuality. Then it becomes a good lifestyle.”
― Frank Vincent
“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.”
― Frank Vincent
“I played the Holiday Motel on the circle in 1970. I know the Jersey Shore.”
― Frank Vincent
“You see mob guys when you play in nightclubs. It’s part of the protocol.”
― Frank Vincent
“I think ‘The Sopranos’ probably solidifies the misconception that people have about New Jersey to begin with. Because you’re from Jersey, and everybody has an accent, you are perceived a certain way. I don’t know if they are jealous or in awe or look down their nose at you, but that’s the way life is. If you don’t like it, change the channel.”
― Frank Vincent
“You establish a technique on how to develop characters. Everyone does it their own way, and that’s what makes it fun.”
― Frank Vincent
“I’m a cigar person, I don’t smoke one every day, but I used to smoke them, and I had my own cigar at one time. So, I’m fairly knowledgeable about that.”
― Frank Vincent
“As far as music is concerned, I played music for a very long time, so I have a background in that.”
― Frank Vincent
“Steve Van Zandt is a very intelligent, smart guy. He’s a historian, he knows a lot about rock n’ roll, a lot about music.”
― Frank Vincent
“I think all the roles were something that sort of hit me, and I guess I was very lucky to get those roles.”
― Frank Vincent
“My son, Tony Vincent, is a stuntman. He doubles for Jim Caviezel on ‘Person of Interest.’ He works really hard.”
― Frank Vincent
“People approach you in a different way when you’re a celebrity – some are nice, some are not nice.”
― Frank Vincent
“I’ve met a lot of big stars who have humility. Sly Stallone is a very humble guy. Robert DeNiro is a really humble guy. Some of the women aren’t so humble for some reason. I don’t know why.”
― Frank Vincent
“When lines are great, they’re easy to do. You just find the essence of it, and you do it.”
― Frank Vincent
“Being down makes you think who you are.”
― Frank Vincent
“Actors are real egomaniacs. They get into a movie, they think the whole movie’s about them.”
― Frank Vincent
“As a character actor, you have to understand that it’s not about you. You have to remember it’s about someone else’s life. And your character is just passing through.”
― Frank Vincent
“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.”
― Frank Vincent
“A man’s man has no problems with commitment, as long as he’s not with a woman who needs to be committed.”
― Frank Vincent
“Fellas, it’s all a numbers game. The more women you meet, the greater chance you have of finding the right one.”
― Frank Vincent
“Fellas, one of the most effective ways to meet a woman is on the street.”
― Frank Vincent
“Atkins – I was on that for two weeks. All I lost was 14 days.”
― Frank Vincent
“It’s very important what you say to kids. You have to walk a very fine line between talking about your life and talking about what you’ve done.”
― Frank Vincent
“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.”
― Frank Vincent
“’The Godfather’ changed the way gangsters acted.”
― Frank Vincent
“My wife and I lived in Chicago for two months, and we went to a lot of great restaurants.”
― Frank Vincent
“New York’s got a little rougher edge to it than Chicago.”
― Frank Vincent
“Chicago – it’s the Midwest, and the people are not as tough or not as edgy as they are in New York.”
― Frank Vincent
“I never in my wildest dreams thought that I’d have merchandise selling on a web site. It’s just amazing to me.”
― Frank Vincent
“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.”
― Frank Vincent
“I wanted to be what I am. All my life. A musician and an actor.”
― Frank Vincent
“You are you, and nobody else can do what you do. But a little talent can help.”
― Frank Vincent
“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.”
― Frank Vincent
“If it’s Saturday night, and you’re sitting on your couch watching ‘Showtime at the Apollo,’ then you’re not a man’s man.”
― Frank Vincent
“You have got to have a good sense of humor, you have got to be tough, and you have got to know how to dress.”
― Frank Vincent
“David Chase is a genius.”
― Frank Vincent
“I’m not saying ‘The Godfather’ trilogy was bad – because it was brilliant – but that was fiction. It was based on reality.”
― Frank Vincent
“People are funny in the way that they choose to express themselves.”
― Frank Vincent
“I did a lot of ‘NYPD Blues’ and ‘Law & Orders’ and a couple of other ones that were shot in New York earlier in my career.”
― Frank Vincent
“There’s a moment of truth that comes when you are performing, and you are all alone.”
― Frank Vincent
“Nothing is real until you walk out on stage.”
― Frank Vincent
“I don’t know what drives me. I need to work. I wanted to be in the entertainment field, but I didn’t know what.”
― Frank Vincent
“I do a lot of meet-and-greets with the people, and I do ‘sign shows’ where I meet people and sign autographs.”
― Frank Vincent
“I work on television and I work in film, and the acting is two different things.”
― Frank Vincent
“When I was 18 years old and playing the drums, I never thought that I would have a website and that people will be buying my autographed picture and paying money for it.”
― Frank Vincent
“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.”
― Frank Vincent
“Trust is very important. In ‘Goodfellas’ in the ‘Go home and get your shine box!’ scene, we must have filmed 15 takes. If you played each take back, the timing would be exactly the same each time.”
― Frank Vincent
“I remember playing in Union City, and we had crap games after we finished playing at night. We would go next door to the cab stand where they were playing gin rummy and betting $1,000 a hand.”
― Frank Vincent
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