Danny Aiello

Acting legend and icon Danny Aiello has a great chat with Kara about his films, like Do the Right Thing, The Godfather Part II and Moonstruck. He explains why there's bad blood between him and director Martin Scorsese, what happened when Robert De Niro got his Raging Bull and Goodfellas gigs, talks about a big fight he had with a famous actress, and talks about shenanigans on film sets. The iconic actor is candid and honest -- about life, work, women, family, sexual assault, communism, being Italian and more. Sit back and enjoy.

Danny Aiello

Do the Right Thing, Moonstruck, The Godfather Part II, Once Upon a Time in America, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Leon The Professional

We talk:

Robert De Niro, Sophia Loren & Marcello Mastroianni
Danny's music - he's fabulous!
Why he can't stand Martin Scorsese
Francis Ford Coppola
Dustin Hoffman
Angelina Jolie
Charlie Rose
Michael Rapaport
A huge fight with Lauren Bacall
The Godfather Part II
Goodfellas, Moonstruck, Do the Right Thing
Yankee announcer Michael Kay

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Danny Aiello quotes

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“I was gonna kick the shit out of him – excuse my language.”
"I don’t talk like a ginzo. I just don’t do that. I hate to use that term, ginzo."
"29th Street ... It’s a beautiful movie. I love it. It makes me cry; it makes me laugh."
"I haven’t spoken to him since. That was 30 years ago."
"Every time I looked at her in a close-up she reminded me of Jon [Voigt]. I thought I was kissing him. They have the same lips – it’s crazy!"
"I’m the most anti-drug person you have ere in your life met."
"The Godfather was bullshit."