I directed a piece of theater in Italy. We took nine fables from the town and we created a play.
I get to meet a lot of people, and I really like people.
I had a wonderful time playing Dr. Kaufman in Tomorrow Never Dies. It was a real Bond villain, over the top, almost laughable but dangerous.
I have a second bedroom I don't use. I'm going to start the Second Bedroom Film Festival. You're all invited.
I met Milos in 1967. I was working on a student film. And there is Milos Forman. So that's how I met Milos.
I shot this wonderful picture called American Saint a couple of years ago, which is still looking for release.
I write cookbooks with stories. Food is edible culture. You can't separate the food from the people who eat it.
I've been working since my early 20s. The sticking lull in my career was after Ghost.
If you wanted a recipe for something, more than likely you will be able to find that recipe-somebody has already written it.
It had something to do with being the grandson of an immigrant... it didn't occur to me that I could actually go to Sicily.
My first book was published in 1993.
My grandfather was a chef for a Baron in Sicily before he came to America. I grew up with him. I used to do my homework at one end of the kitchen table while he cooked at the other end.
My grandparents told endless stories about the town they were from. It became an almost mythic place.
The eye condition that I have is Marfan's Syndrome.
These recipes are the traditional recipes of Polizzi Generosa. The recipes are written in a way that they were written for people who already knew the cuisine.
To be a Bond villain, you only get to do that once in your life. You never get to come back.
What makes cookbooks interesting is to find out about the people and the culture that invented the food.
When I was 9, they didn't have all the imaging techniques they have today. At the time, the best life expectancy for someone with Marfan's was 25.
When you're a character actor, you get this kind of recognition-you get a lot of free time. You get tables in restaurants no matter how crowded they are.
You grow up in a Sicilian household, becoming an actor is not a big leap.
Your face is your calling card, but you're not so famous that you can't go out.
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