Armand Assante
Armand Assante
Armand Anthony Assante, Jr.is an American actor...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth4 October 1949
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
fun ideas champion
I don't champion the idea of being in a Hollywood movie. I never had fun in one of them
italian modern form
The Italian gangster thing has become a form of the modern-day Western
urban quiet diehard
I live a very quiet life, although I'm very urban and a diehard New Yorker
emotional acting love-emotion
Acting is a total physical, emotional sensation.
architect character duplicity far horrible lie monumental morality seeing simplicity strange study taken terms today wonderful
Like I said earlier, the movie is metaphorical for the world. Today we're seeing so many instances of monumental duplicity, ... I think that's the task, in a way, to show what an architect of duplicity this character is, in his simplicity, forthrightness and morality. It's a strange and wonderful study of how far a horrible lie can be taken in terms of a character.
daughter school home
I've brought my daughters all over the world-they travel with me. I drag them out of school just to keep the relationship. When I'm home I'm a big-time daddy.
earth sin forgiven
I've got the best deal on Earth. Where else can I sin and know that I'm forgiven for it?
people want intimacy
I do not want to act unless I have a a great intimacy with the people I'm working with.
blessing acting situation
It's a blessing and a curse. But it's not always the best situation to be in. As a profession, I don't recommend acting at all.
careers pursued
I never pursued a career relentlessly
long hollywood long-time
I stopped courting Hollywood a long time ago
hollywood film enough
I never pursued Hollywood banging my drum, because I was never in a film big enough to do that
cursed known
You love what you do, you are cursed with it, and then you get known for being cursed with it
air literature mediocrity
Literature is air, and Im suffocating in mediocrity.