#the sopranos

Working with HBO was an opportunity to experience creative freedom and 'long-form development' that filmmakers didn't have a chance to do before the emergence of shows like 'The Sopranos.' ↗

— Martin Scorsese

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'The Sopranos' all came down to the writing. I wouldn't have been on for as long as I was if the writing weren't so good. ↗

— James Gandolfini

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#came #down #good #i #long

'The Sopranos,' for instance, is arguably the best cable show of all time. They could have made a movie, but that show ended so perfectly, it would almost be a disadvantage to make a movie like that. Then again, if you made a 'Sopranos' movie, people would be lined around the block to go see it. ↗

— Jerry Ferrara

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