Quotes from Frank Vincent

I enjoy going to the beach, relaxing with my wife, going out to dinner, and having a good time.

You take what God gives you and relish it.

'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.

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.

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.

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.

I'm not saying 'The Godfather' trilogy was bad - because it was brilliant - but that was fiction. It was based on reality.

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.

Chicago - it's the Midwest, and the people are not as tough or not as edgy as they are in New York.

Grooming should be done in moderation.

I played the Holiday Motel on the circle in 1970. I know the Jersey Shore.

Atkins - I was on that for two weeks. All I lost was 14 days.

Nothing is real until you walk out on stage.

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.

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.

A man's man has no problems with commitment, as long as he's not with a woman who needs to be committed.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I wanted to be what I am. All my life. A musician and an actor.

As far as music is concerned, I played music for a very long time, so I have a background in that.

I do a lot of meet-and-greets with the people, and I do 'sign shows' where I meet people and sign autographs.

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.