It didn't feel organic and [Tito] Gobbi was one of the artists that was able to, along with Maria Callas, incorporate not just the sound, but the emotion, the technique of the singing.

I was born in the 50s, my mom was pregnant in the 50s, [Frank] Sinatra had that big come back around then, From Here to Eternity.

I think back, when I saw The Great Gatsby, the film, my grandfather probably helped supply all the alcohol to all these Southampton parties, back then.

In an Italian household, there were two figures for me growing up - you had the Pope and you had Frank Sinatra, and, of course, Tony Bennett. And not necessarily in that order.

I've been going around the world; I've been to China, I sang at the General Assembly, the Security Council.

There was something in the bel canto, not just opera, but a certain style of Italian singing that I responded to deeply.

I met Quincy [Jones], he had heard my album, someone played the album and he flipped over it.

You have your children and it's hard to even hold it in - emotionally.

The music and the message, to me, is something that is imperative and that's what drives me know.

I had a different upbringing - my dad worked three jobs. You know, it wasn't as easy as they had it.

I had a little bit of a vocal strain at a certain period of time that made me lay off the singing, and while I was lying off the singing, I was pursuing the acting.

Do not pursue a life that looks good. Pursue a life that is good.

Individuality is a flame that can start a wildfire in a world of conformity.

Live together like brothers and do business like strangers.

Reading poetry and watching cricket were the sum of my world, and the two are not so far apart as many aesthetes might believe.

I'm interested in acting because I'm interested in exploring humanity, and we're all nuts, we're all damaged, and we're all gorgeous, so anything less than that is dishonest to me.

In what will survive me I am in harmony with my annihilation.

Life is short, youth is finite, and opportunities endless. Have you found the intersection of your passion and the potential for world-shaping positive impact?

When Death puts out our Flame, the Snuff will tell, If we were Wax, or Tallow by the smell.

My grandmother always would say, "This, too, shall pass." It is always true.

Obedience, submission, discipline, courage--these are among the characteristics which make a man.