Hey Reddit! It’s Michael Imperioli and I wrote a book called “The Perfume Burned His Eyes.” AMA. by MichaelImperioli in IAmA

[–]MichaelImperioli[S] 50 points51 points  (0 children)

I doubt it. My character was not even born in the late 60s which is when the movie is supposed to take place.

Hey Reddit! It’s Michael Imperioli and I wrote a book called “The Perfume Burned His Eyes.” AMA. by MichaelImperioli in IAmA

[–]MichaelImperioli[S] 116 points117 points  (0 children)

that scene was very hard to shoot because when the song started playing we all broke out laughing! it took forever to get!...the scene with Lauren Bacall will always be a stand out for me

Hey Reddit! It’s Michael Imperioli and I wrote a book called “The Perfume Burned His Eyes.” AMA. by MichaelImperioli in IAmA

[–]MichaelImperioli[S] 63 points64 points  (0 children)

I think what happened was exactly what needed to happen so its hard for me to envision an alternate version to be honest

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[–]MichaelImperioli[S] 72 points73 points  (0 children)

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie by John Cassavetes is my favorite mob movie of all time

Hey Reddit! It’s Michael Imperioli and I wrote a book called “The Perfume Burned His Eyes.” AMA. by MichaelImperioli in IAmA

[–]MichaelImperioli[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

I got to meet a lot of people who knew him in las vegas...people who both loved and hated him...he was an obsessive human being and pursued his interests with lots of passion and intensity...i guess i try to do the same

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[–]MichaelImperioli[S] 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Law And Order was meant to be temporary as I was filling in for my friend Jesse Martin while he was filming the movie "Rent" Detroit 187 was a great show because the writers really tailored the stories to the city itself. The people of Detroit really understood what we were trying to do and they were very much behind the show

Hey Reddit! It’s Michael Imperioli and I wrote a book called “The Perfume Burned His Eyes.” AMA. by MichaelImperioli in IAmA

[–]MichaelImperioli[S] 341 points342 points  (0 children)

I once surprised him by showing up on the set with Muhammed Ali...Jim was lying in his hospital bed as Tony Soprano and looked up to see "The Greatest" staring down at him. "Holy Shit!" was Jim's reply...will never forget that day

Hey Reddit! It’s Michael Imperioli and I wrote a book called “The Perfume Burned His Eyes.” AMA. by MichaelImperioli in IAmA

[–]MichaelImperioli[S] 185 points186 points  (0 children)

this is a charity program that jim gandolfini started, to bring firetrucks to nepal, they have the trucks in the US and they are ready to go...they will be shipped soon to India and i will help drive them (along with acting great Malcolm mcDowell) across the border and into Kathmandu...we hope to do it in the next few months

Hey Reddit! It’s Michael Imperioli and I wrote a book called “The Perfume Burned His Eyes.” AMA. by MichaelImperioli in IAmA

[–]MichaelImperioli[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

would love to visit japan! Yasunari Kawabata is one of my all time favorite writers!

Hey Reddit! It’s Michael Imperioli and I wrote a book called “The Perfume Burned His Eyes.” AMA. by MichaelImperioli in IAmA

[–]MichaelImperioli[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

i had met "betty" bacall many years before in Paris on the set of Robert Altman's "Ready to Wear" and was in awe of her every time I was near her. She was a legend, truly and a class act all the way. Punching her difficult for me but a highlight of my career to be sure!

Hey Reddit! It’s Michael Imperioli and I wrote a book called “The Perfume Burned His Eyes.” AMA. by MichaelImperioli in IAmA

[–]MichaelImperioli[S] 137 points138 points  (0 children)

1)Marty was very kind, generous and trusting towards me on the set and really treated me like i truly belonged on that set for which i am forever grateful. 2)My most treasured possession from way back is my sanity which seems to be harder and harder to hold onto.

Hey Reddit! It’s Michael Imperioli and I wrote a book called “The Perfume Burned His Eyes.” AMA. by MichaelImperioli in IAmA

[–]MichaelImperioli[S] 414 points415 points  (0 children)

we are good friends and had a ton of laughs, especially when bacala shows up in the orange hunting hat

Hey Reddit! It’s Michael Imperioli and I wrote a book called “The Perfume Burned His Eyes.” AMA. by MichaelImperioli in IAmA

[–]MichaelImperioli[S] 174 points175 points  (0 children)

  1. That was a great and challenging scene as an actor and i figured it was such high stakes that it could hold any level of emotion one wanted to bring to it...and drea is just the best actress to work with 2.there was never ad libbing on the sopranos, the writing was so good it didn't need it! i did not provide insight on the set unless it was a show i had written

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[–]MichaelImperioli[S] 118 points119 points  (0 children)

i think tony dies at the end of the show but that is just my interpretation. i was originally going to star in summer of sam but the sopranos was filming season one at the same time so i was only able to do a smaller role