Talking Sopranos Ep #92 "Catching Up" and a Big Announcement!

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Steve Schirripa (1:29)

Michael, what's happening, pal?

Michael Imperioli (1:31)

How are you, buddy?

Steve Schirripa (1:32)

It's been a while.

Michael Imperioli (1:33)

It's been a long time, like years, right?

Steve Schirripa (1:36)

Yeah. You got old. I look the same.

Michael Imperioli (1:40)

You look the same?

Steve Schirripa (1:43)

I'm going to tell you, you know what's scary? What? Watching the old Soprano clips or the show and now you're talking 25 years ago, you know, 20 years ago, 25 years ago. It's a little scary how I've aged.

Michael Imperioli (1:59)

You know, that's it. That's how it goes. What are you going to do? I mean, you know, in time of all. Listen, I did the pilot in 1997 That's 28 years ago.

Steve Schirripa (2:10)

Yeah. I know. I'm just saying, you know, people have in their mind.

Michael Imperioli (2:16)

Yeah.

Steve Schirripa (2:17)

You always look like that, like you're frozen in time, you know.

Michael Imperioli (2:21)

Doesn't work that way.

Steve Schirripa (2:23)

But you know what I mean? Are you here all the time? I remember, I think we were out somewhere one night in a restaurant and this older lady came up and she wanted to take a picture and she said to you, Ma, you got old.

Michael Imperioli (2:38)

Did she really? Did I take the picture?

Steve Schirripa (2:40)

And I'm going, this is back over 10 years ago. And you said, well, it happens to all of us.

Michael Imperioli (2:46)

What would she say now? She'd probably drop dead.

Steve Schirripa (2:50)

How about when a guy goes, hey, everyone says I look just like you.

Michael Imperioli (2:55)

I get that from time to time.

Steve Schirripa (2:57)

Or when they go, is it you? Is it really you? Are you the guy? And I go, Brad Pitt? Yeah, that's me. How do you answer that?

Michael Imperioli (3:09)

Has anyone ever told you, you look like the guy from The Sopranos?

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Yeah, I get that.

Steve Schirripa (3:14)

I always go, yeah, I hear that all the time. The response is a little, I mean, I love the fans. I love that they still acknowledge us. You know, they'll get me wrong, but it is, sometimes it gets a little awkward.

Michael Imperioli (3:33)

Sometimes it gets awkward. Depends on the person. Most people are great.

Steve Schirripa (3:38)

Oh, 99.9%, but then you always got a jack-off. Can't help it.

Michael Imperioli (3:44)

That's the world though, too. You know, that's in general, you know.

Steve Schirripa (3:47)

Oh no, in general, there's more than, the percentage, there's a lot higher percentage of jack-offs. I'm gonna go a good 30, 35%.

Michael Imperioli (3:57)

Lately or is that recent or has that always been?