James Gandolfini's Best Scene from The Sopranos

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  • Опубліковано 18 чер 2013
  • The range of emotions showcased here is amazing; anger, disgust, fear, sadness, joy, contempt, and lil' compassion, all within three minutes. A master class for any actor. (Sopranos 1x11 "Nobody Knows Anything")

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  • @aleksandarnikolic3077
    @aleksandarnikolic3077 2 роки тому +11729

    When he said “I can’t find pussy anywhere”, I really felt that.

    • @gingerbobful
      @gingerbobful 2 роки тому +176

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I know the feeling. Hold on , now I come to think of it ,I don't. 😟😟

    • @gregbors8364
      @gregbors8364 2 роки тому +80

      I won’t like that because 69 likes is perfect

    • @aleksandarnikolic3077
      @aleksandarnikolic3077 2 роки тому +12

      @@gregbors8364 Hahahahah I agree

    • @joshythehand2960
      @joshythehand2960 2 роки тому +8

      Eh.. big pussy is easy to get. You can have your pick of any single 300 pounders. They will give voraciously and be thankful for it.

    • @TheJamesMalik
      @TheJamesMalik 2 роки тому +7

      😂😂😂😂

  • @solkimmyjones
    @solkimmyjones 2 роки тому +11060

    I like how Silvio is the dude that's always chill and calms tensions down, except when he's playing cards lol

    • @bodhi8297
      @bodhi8297 2 роки тому +351

      Always cool, calm and collected. The ideal consigliere

    • @deepdirt
      @deepdirt 2 роки тому +112

      Or during interventions.

    • @HerculesRockefellerESQ
      @HerculesRockefellerESQ 2 роки тому +190

      Puttin' provolone in his socks! 🤣

    • @adityashrestha2774
      @adityashrestha2774 2 роки тому +147

      And during cloumbus day

    • @solkimmyjones
      @solkimmyjones 2 роки тому +98

      @@adityashrestha2774 True I forgot he is obsessed with Christopher Columbus

  • @mikelitoris6976
    @mikelitoris6976 2 роки тому +3665

    2:11 Such a relateable statement, wow. Truly great writing.

  • @Locusto199
    @Locusto199 2 роки тому +1776

    Silvio is the definition of a great consigliere.
    Calm, level headed, smart, and most importantly knows how to tell his boss (hot headed Tony) what they don’t want to hear, but in a way that gets thru, but doesn’t cross any boundaries.
    Great character, and Stevie Van Zandt was brilliant in the role.

  • @melissalang8278
    @melissalang8278 2 роки тому +5635

    Gandolfini's performance as Tony Soprano was simply incredible, start to finish.

    • @joelspringman7748
      @joelspringman7748 2 роки тому +97

      I would say that for the whole cast.

    • @acehood9953
      @acehood9953 2 роки тому +95

      Yeah he was amazing but after watching again, I gotta say Edie Falco was on the same level.

    • @melissalang8278
      @melissalang8278 2 роки тому +24

      @@acehood9953 Oh, FOR SURE. She's a force, in every role she plays.

    • @kennethstudley2784
      @kennethstudley2784 2 роки тому +30

      James gandolfini had all the makings of a mob boss

    • @joelspringman7748
      @joelspringman7748 2 роки тому +3

      @@melissalang8278
      She was phenomenal in "Nurse Jackie"!

  • @StooGP
    @StooGP 2 роки тому +5853

    Paulie's screaming of "I said no!!" is the most emotional he ever got in the entire series.

    • @phobos1826
      @phobos1826 2 роки тому +560

      "Hey fellas"

    • @diondavis1407
      @diondavis1407 2 роки тому +529

      So you never watched any of the scenes with him and his “mom”

    • @thecommentor8384
      @thecommentor8384 2 роки тому +71

      Then 5 seconds later back to cool and calm

    • @boyarvalishin9565
      @boyarvalishin9565 2 роки тому +261

      @@diondavis1407 the scene where he watched tv with his ma made me tear up

    • @ayoubyasfi5220
      @ayoubyasfi5220 2 роки тому +10

      Finally someone like me noticed that

  • @Aywusgod
    @Aywusgod 2 роки тому +993

    Back when Tony actually cared for his friends. I'll never stop rewatching this show

    • @callakracker
      @callakracker 2 роки тому +1

      He stopped caring once Pussy’s betrayal destroyed him.

    • @edman1357
      @edman1357 Рік тому +47

      He never cared.

    • @mishab4065
      @mishab4065 Рік тому +174

      He was never the same after the boat scene.

    • @SheepofChrist818
      @SheepofChrist818 Рік тому +12

      I think he just didn’t want his death on his conscience.

    • @juannaym8488
      @juannaym8488 Рік тому +66

      @@edman1357 He absolutely cared in season 1, from there onwards he started to care less and less until he gave no fuck about any of them somewhere around season 5

  • @fuzz7981
    @fuzz7981 Рік тому +171

    Can’t believe it’s been a whole decade since he passed. Time flies. Legends live on.

    • @yt_energy
      @yt_energy 7 місяців тому +1

      if you could have had another celebrity die a decade ago, instead of gandofini, who would you choose to take his place?

    • @passingwind4200
      @passingwind4200 4 місяці тому +5

      @@yt_energy anyone from the woke pc brigade would do for me.

    • @yt_energy
      @yt_energy 4 місяці тому

      @@passingwind4200 be specific

  • @mitch4527
    @mitch4527 2 роки тому +3190

    James died at only 51 years old. Imagine how much more he could have given us. What a shame.

    • @vitd5283
      @vitd5283 2 роки тому +16

      Yep more of 'The Incredible Burt Wonderstone' or 'Enough Said'.

    • @retroguy9494
      @retroguy9494 2 роки тому +72

      Well, that's what drug abuse does to your heart!

    • @james87367
      @james87367 Рік тому +111

      @@retroguy9494 also over eating.

    • @retroguy9494
      @retroguy9494 Рік тому +56

      @@james87367 Oh, I don't know so much about that one. As long as you're not filling your stomach with garbage. I knew a few men who were heavier than James who made it into their 90's.

    • @mexicutioner420
      @mexicutioner420 Рік тому +39

      the sad thing is I believe he emptied most of his tank on this show. not to say any of his performances before or after the sopranos were not good. R.I.P

  • @broheme8922
    @broheme8922 2 роки тому +4755

    Picking Gandolfini's "best" scene is an act of futility. He literally had dozens of others that matched this performance.

    • @Lonnie.Cooper
      @Lonnie.Cooper 2 роки тому +25

      Such a good point

    • @tariqari
      @tariqari 2 роки тому +85

      It's a trick title because EVERY scene with Gandolfini is his best scene XD

    • @alcalu
      @alcalu 2 роки тому +12

      "Picking Gandolfini's 'best' scene is an act of futility. He had dozens of others that matched this performance."

    • @integral
      @integral 2 роки тому +7

      Calling it the best is just a way to draw eyes, build views.

    • @Billbilly6969
      @Billbilly6969 2 роки тому +2

      The scene where he tells Chris

  • @Kinnakeeter
    @Kinnakeeter 2 роки тому +366

    RIP James. You brought Tony Soprano to life in such a way that nobody else can

  • @wendycowie4019
    @wendycowie4019 2 роки тому +119

    James was a complete class act. His loss has left a gaping hole of even more brilliant roles he could have played. Talent like that is God given. Rest in peace...

  • @wmcwmc8623
    @wmcwmc8623 8 років тому +5512

    2:12 story of my life :(

  • @ClownTrader1
    @ClownTrader1 2 роки тому +712

    Pauly delivered the line "he refused to take his clothes off" with such brevity. Like it completely deflated him having to speak the words aloud.

    • @vp5633
      @vp5633 Рік тому

      He wanted to see Pussy’s sausage 🤤 we all did, get that girth in me 🍆

    • @PolishGod1234
      @PolishGod1234 Рік тому +35

      "Take ya clothes offf!" - Paulie

    • @Rtb323
      @Rtb323 Рік тому +26

      @@PolishGod1234 “why don’t you wanna take your clothes off?” -Paulie

  • @Podders1991
    @Podders1991 2 роки тому +330

    The acting is something we’ve never seen before which is why we love the sopranos so much. It’s so so realistic it’s scary.

    • @84Victorious
      @84Victorious 2 роки тому +6

      You never seen acting like this until the Sopranos?

    • @dhdixjrnedndjd9672
      @dhdixjrnedndjd9672 2 роки тому +11

      @@84Victorious not to this extent. It was like 7-8 seasons of full on years of development. Nothing comes close. They can try their best to recreate it or something, but no. Nothing has ever came close. Movies will never ever reach this level Bc there isn’t enough time in them.

    • @seanriopel3132
      @seanriopel3132 2 роки тому +2

      I wouldn't go that far. There had been pretty of great acting before this and after it. Yes Gandolfini's acting was amazing but he is hardly the first one to give an amazing performance.

    • @seanriopel3132
      @seanriopel3132 2 роки тому +1

      @@dhdixjrnedndjd9672 just because they had plenty of time for character development doesn't mean it's the greatest acted show ever. That would be breaking bad by the way! Lol

    • @dhdixjrnedndjd9672
      @dhdixjrnedndjd9672 2 роки тому +5

      @@seanriopel3132 it’s a pretty subjective thing dude lol there is no #1 actor that everyone in the world knows is the best.
      To me, he is the best. Btw breaking bad wouldn’t exist without the sopranos. They paved the way for people like Walter white. His performance was amazing though!
      I def have them right at the top of my list

  • @ottoparts789
    @ottoparts789 2 роки тому +54

    Didn’t expect that ending, makes you realize what a relic in time the sopranos is. Glad to see that so many people enjoyed such a wonderful experience of a show.

  • @Bawitdabadabangdadang
    @Bawitdabadabangdadang 10 років тому +3077

    I love the way Paulie just casually walks in like "Hey guys!".

  • @gramsci1094
    @gramsci1094 7 років тому +3251

    Tony Sirico's line delivery when he says "I SAID NO!" was so perfect. such a great scene.

    • @mwfilm
      @mwfilm 7 років тому +296

      and he was a real thug when he was young. That was probably really anger getting pulled out by James being so physical with him in the scene

    • @thatdude169
      @thatdude169 6 років тому +10

      Gramsci feels so real

    • @guitarfoundry
      @guitarfoundry 6 років тому +104

      everytime he says no it as a different inflection..great acting.

    • @benjaminconnor2411
      @benjaminconnor2411 5 років тому +50

      Gramsci that’s what’s amazing , Steven van zandt never acted and tony sirico was seasoned, they did so well

    • @PyroNexus22
      @PyroNexus22 5 років тому +41

      I love this moment more 2:18
      So much repressed emotion

  • @michaelemery2201
    @michaelemery2201 2 роки тому +73

    RIP James aka Tony!! Cant believe it's been 9 years !! One of the best shows ever..Life is short people

    • @tapoemt3995
      @tapoemt3995 Рік тому +2

      Like smoke through a keyhole.

    • @Broodkast8
      @Broodkast8 6 місяців тому

      Let's have a fucking drink...

  • @SegunOla80
    @SegunOla80 2 роки тому +64

    Rip JG. May you rest in peace. One of the finest actors ever. He's portrayal of Tony Soprano is nothing short of brilliance....

  • @OneLove-ij2ss
    @OneLove-ij2ss 7 років тому +5832

    By far, the best television series ever created. James Gandolfini's performance as Tony Soprano is nothing short of LEGENDARY.

    • @FT-op4do
      @FT-op4do 6 років тому +166

      The wire says hello

    • @mpuchar5003
      @mpuchar5003 6 років тому +9

      Yep. Sopranos, Entourage, GoT, hopefully it doesn't stop there

    • @Deano1985100
      @Deano1985100 6 років тому +132

      The wire is up there yeah probably fighting out 2nd place with breaking bad but nothing has and never will top sopranos. Best ever!!!

    • @tomcarey5156
      @tomcarey5156 5 років тому +11

      Theater at its best the actors writers and producers really brought the story to life

    • @jeffshannon6914
      @jeffshannon6914 5 років тому

      ^ MNOST DON'T KNOW HE DID OVER 20 FILMS!?

  • @rickystephens7877
    @rickystephens7877 2 роки тому +739

    I love the emotional range of Tony. It's like he's never just angry.

    • @s4mcote
      @s4mcote 2 роки тому +71

      In one scene he can be angry, sad, anxious, then laugh. He is what made the show so special, along with the incredible writing.

    • @HornyIndianMan
      @HornyIndianMan Рік тому +39

      He's got a Darth Vader level of ominous breathing.

    • @family26ful
      @family26ful Рік тому +3

      He’s always angry and overreacting

    • @EM-mm1mc
      @EM-mm1mc 9 місяців тому +1

      @@family26fulthats a pretty simple way of looking at it

    • @family26ful
      @family26ful 9 місяців тому

      @@EM-mm1mc pretty simple response iyam

  • @void1464
    @void1464 7 місяців тому +33

    2:12 me too Tony,me too

  • @Joe33305
    @Joe33305 2 роки тому +41

    Truly a masterful performance by James Gandolfini.

  • @HairyBosch
    @HairyBosch 9 років тому +3106

    Nose breathing. That's the key.

    • @clarkbar
      @clarkbar 9 років тому +37

      certainly helped

    • @talkinghead22
      @talkinghead22 9 років тому +157

      Nobby Nolevel Yeah but Gandolfini's nose breathing was noisy as fuck.

    • @UBZUKki
      @UBZUKki 9 років тому +2

      Karl Irwin for real...

    • @katoness
      @katoness 8 років тому +75

      +Nobby Nolevel Before the intense/angry scenes Gandofini would work himself up by the use of his breathe, key for an actor to use in scenes like this.

    • @jamesgentry13
      @jamesgentry13 8 років тому +68

      +Karl Irwin but you don't think that brings the realism out of the character? that's why I love Gandolfini playing Tony. You have someone that can be a raw mob boss playing himself. not some over polished actor that took lessons trying to get the accent down.

  • @richardspikman7116
    @richardspikman7116 7 років тому +2154

    I wish this show never stopped.

    • @patrickmcshane7658
      @patrickmcshane7658 6 років тому +193

      Richard Spikman
      it had to, to keep its integrity.

    • @LifewithJimmy
      @LifewithJimmy 5 років тому +8

      Richard Spikman same

    • @Bigbrotherthunder
      @Bigbrotherthunder 5 років тому +37

      Richard Spikman same I watch clips drunk all the time

    • @scinto23
      @scinto23 4 роки тому +52

      Unfortunately it had to die off. The side stories with Vito, AJ, and Christopher's whole Cleaver thing were getting too weird.

    • @yattaguru
      @yattaguru 4 роки тому +3

      I wish they never...

  • @alanconrad8490
    @alanconrad8490 Рік тому +20

    one of the greatest actors of all time....RIP Mr.Gandolfini

  • @HisDarkfashion
    @HisDarkfashion 2 роки тому +24

    How each and every character made this series a masterpiece it still makes me sad that it ended

    • @ronlefty
      @ronlefty Рік тому

      This show should out season law and order. Wouldn't bother me if it went 25-30 seasons

  • @Oetti
    @Oetti 7 років тому +1971

    Paulie's "Hey, fellas!" at 1:00 sounds more genuinely friendly than anything ever uttered in the series, before or after X-D

    • @battaglino77
      @battaglino77 3 роки тому +42

      The more power that Tony grabbed the more unpleasant things became for the crew. Even from the get go they started out wacking a huge part of their organization in Junior's crew, and from there they lost guys due to infighting and the New York war.

    • @kingferg3456
      @kingferg3456 3 роки тому +1

      🤣🤣

    • @VinceLyle2161
      @VinceLyle2161 3 роки тому +21

      Ever since I heard that line, I started greeting other guys with the word "fellas." I think of Paulie each time.

    • @kabirthepunjabi
      @kabirthepunjabi 3 роки тому

      @@battaglino77 infighting doesn't matter. If anything it's a good thing and it distributes more money amongst the living

    • @jheelan4432
      @jheelan4432 3 роки тому

      Haha perfect timing right when I read it😂

  • @osamabad3597
    @osamabad3597 3 роки тому +732

    I like how Paulie was intimidated by Tony but did everything he could to not show weakness by cowering

    • @delv213
      @delv213 3 роки тому +73

      A good series like this has many layers, Paulie couldn't show he was worried or scared about anything once Tony got up close to him or it would've been an admission of guilt.

    • @-8_8-
      @-8_8- 3 роки тому +7

      Yeah. Great acting.

    • @osamabad3597
      @osamabad3597 3 роки тому +2

      @@delv213 I think seeing puss alive would be enough proof of innocence

    • @chucknorrisffs
      @chucknorrisffs 3 роки тому +54

      Also helps dealing with wise guys with massive egos all the time. Tony Sirico was in the mob for real, in his prime. He was playing himself..

    • @ryanparfery9426
      @ryanparfery9426 2 роки тому +44

      I don't think paulie was afraid at all

  • @franktaconelli9095
    @franktaconelli9095 2 роки тому +40

    how can you pick a best performance from this incredible actor? all of James Gandolfini’s scenes in what may be the best show ever produced are great

  • @vahgeuvje10
    @vahgeuvje10 8 місяців тому +7

    Amazing the range of acting here, in 3 minutes he went from a strong arm man threatening everyone in the room to looking like an old broken down man at the end, fukin brilliant acting by Gandolfini.

  • @zaxypax
    @zaxypax 4 роки тому +537

    "I said no!" was just delivered so perfectly.

    • @Tidebo1
      @Tidebo1 3 роки тому +50

      50's mob movie like

    • @snaker9er
      @snaker9er 2 роки тому +3

      You never hear Paulie make that sound again he sounded actually scared

    • @AQUAPHREESH193
      @AQUAPHREESH193 2 роки тому +3

      @@snaker9er I don’t think he was scared the way he delivered it. More like he sounded frantic and frustrated. Tony keeps pressing him and he’s trying to maintain hierarchical discipline lol that’s why it’s such a great delivery!

    • @Fvckyou123
      @Fvckyou123 2 роки тому

      I wish paulie wasa little less comedic. More serious of a character like here

    • @jasegaz8983
      @jasegaz8983 2 роки тому

      @@Tidebo1 exactly what I thought, sounds like a soundbite straight out of a 40s/50s movie, love it

  • @seattlepainter
    @seattlepainter 3 роки тому +833

    James Gandolfini was made to play Tony Soprano. No other actor could even come close.

    • @dawnb5617
      @dawnb5617 2 роки тому +8

      Hopefully his son does. I’m looking forward to seeing the movie.

    • @Jay.Lombardii
      @Jay.Lombardii 2 роки тому +6

      @@dawnb5617 Michael was born to play his pops. The looks are down to the T. And I’ve already seen his work in The Deuce. Kid has mad potential to be a lead one day & I hope to see it happen soon💯

    • @IntoxiKent
      @IntoxiKent 2 роки тому +13

      Ray Liotta was at one time supposed to play Tony.

    • @Jay.Lombardii
      @Jay.Lombardii 2 роки тому +4

      @@IntoxiKent Yup. Heard that in an interview & honestly Sopranos would of probably only been 2-3 seasons with Liotta. I don’t think he would of been fully committed down the road as Tony

    • @deand4782
      @deand4782 2 роки тому +8

      Hard to believe that Pauly Shore was the producer's first preference to play Tony Soprano. But Shore having just finished "Bio-Dome", had other commitments.

  • @matts1978
    @matts1978 2 роки тому +13

    This show...the acting...the writing...one of a kind!

  • @xTheOxx
    @xTheOxx 2 роки тому +14

    Paulie is so good in this scene. Funny how is blank face is the most telling thing about the character.

  • @anthonynasti1279
    @anthonynasti1279 3 роки тому +1048

    Paulie feels like a different character early in the series. He became kind of a caricature as the show went on, though certainly still intimidating when he needed to be. This is probably the most nuanced and subtle scene I remember from him.

    • @thehood-nv7xl
      @thehood-nv7xl 2 роки тому +124

      I agree on the early seasons he had genuine moments of clarity, especially that scene when Chris is depressed, but then again Paulie was getting old, and if am not mistaken he was in his sixties in the first season

    • @AQUAPHREESH193
      @AQUAPHREESH193 2 роки тому +57

      Yeah that scene at the bada bing when he offers to kill Pussy and says I’ll do it was beautiful and very emotional.

    • @petergriffin613
      @petergriffin613 2 роки тому +2

      @@thehood-nv7xl 56

    • @thehood-nv7xl
      @thehood-nv7xl 2 роки тому

      @@petergriffin613 I stand corrected

    • @karadanianoI
      @karadanianoI 2 роки тому +66

      I think that change is related with his "retirement" when they made chris a made man, he started to have more free time and that put him out of touch pretty soon

  • @PurposelessRabbitholes
    @PurposelessRabbitholes 4 роки тому +3431

    “Shut up, god forbid, god forbid, don’t talk like that.”
    The man could deliver a line with such reality its fucking unbelievable 0:46

    • @enriquepena2009
      @enriquepena2009 3 роки тому +141

      its unbelievably human that these monsters still invoke the name of god as if he'd help help them commit their acts

    • @PurposelessRabbitholes
      @PurposelessRabbitholes 3 роки тому +89

      Right? Hell, Carmela wields the name of the Lord like a sword and shield throughout the show

    • @VAHOSS
      @VAHOSS 3 роки тому +12

      Actually season 1 was his worst. He didn't yet understand who Tony Soprano was

    • @euancampbell2214
      @euancampbell2214 3 роки тому

      @Francis Fain why ?

    • @fava7753
      @fava7753 3 роки тому +3

      Now, now ladies . Get the claws back in . No need for bitching . . Go powder your noses . 😋 .

  • @miked5908
    @miked5908 2 роки тому +10

    Such an amazing actor, I can't put into words how perfect he is in this role, it almost overtakes him being James Gandolfini, meaning when I see him I view him as Tony Soprano

  • @lauriehoule9889
    @lauriehoule9889 11 місяців тому +16

    Oh why did this great man have to go too soon?!?! James is and always will be one of my favorite actors ever!

  • @LarryJ602
    @LarryJ602 2 роки тому +396

    This is just some great acting for anyone. James Gandolfini will be missed.

    • @peterpapuchis9706
      @peterpapuchis9706 2 роки тому +1

      Especially since he was a totally different person

    • @kennethstudley2784
      @kennethstudley2784 2 роки тому

      110 percent the sopranos doesn't have what it has till this day with someone else playing Tony S

  • @MarkyD1967
    @MarkyD1967 3 роки тому +1229

    2:09 ....heavy breathing....”I can’t find Pussy anywhere!”.....more heavy breathing...
    Cracks me up every time.

    • @iamthem.a.n.middleagednerd1053
      @iamthem.a.n.middleagednerd1053 3 роки тому +23

      @Fuck UA-cam LOL you literally beat me to the line I was going to post

    • @DekuStickGamer
      @DekuStickGamer 3 роки тому +24

      When the website says Horny MILFS near you, but everyone of them you chat with turns out to be a bot.

    • @mrsnoopyaaaaa
      @mrsnoopyaaaaa 3 роки тому +12

      I can't find PUSSY anywhere eather

    • @classicaldeb
      @classicaldeb 2 роки тому +2

      It's not heavy breathing! He must have had bad allergies or a deviated septum.

    • @timwilliams8856
      @timwilliams8856 2 роки тому +1

      I've never had a problem finding p**** it'd be a perfect world is she would just shut the hell up

  • @bryan3487
    @bryan3487 11 місяців тому +13

    Gandolfini was so amazing in this show. Like the way he went from being terrified he might have killed Pussy by mistake and seemed heart broken, and then to the switch when Paulie says he refused to take his clothes off. You can almost see him go from being concerned for his friend to that realization that most likely Jimmy and Pussy are both rats

  • @deanmurphy7307
    @deanmurphy7307 Рік тому +2

    Man the way he does that shaking in his breath. Adds so much to the stress of the scene. The man was talented.

  • @iggyp004
    @iggyp004 4 роки тому +860

    Favorite scene is when Carmela tells tony she’s been dreaming of furrio

    • @stdomingoblues1187
      @stdomingoblues1187 4 роки тому +35

      Livias wake back at Tony’s house is mine

    • @michaelmcguinness10
      @michaelmcguinness10 4 роки тому +19

      Paulie putting the lawnmower in his boot !

    • @3DCommando
      @3DCommando 3 роки тому +13

      st domingo blues I love Chrissy’s monologue while he’s baked. Hits too close to home.

    • @stdomingoblues1187
      @stdomingoblues1187 3 роки тому +2

      Chino Flores ye funny as fuck they all in r that scene. Tony telling Janice to rap it up

    • @hoenircanute
      @hoenircanute 3 роки тому +4

      Nah - "KGB! open up!" rather :D So many levels that was good.

  • @joesimon2018
    @joesimon2018 4 роки тому +126

    Tony Sirico hanging in there with James' great acting. Gotta give that guy props too.

    • @tasmania1820
      @tasmania1820 3 роки тому +9

      He's great in this scene aswell.

    • @erichodge567
      @erichodge567 3 роки тому +13

      There by were so many great moments turned in by actors who one was prone to write off as merely functional, or even just comic relief. My favorite example of this was Adriana LaCerva, who was at first just a gum-cracking prop, but turned in a positively stunning performance in the episode in which she is murdered.

    • @peterdarker1
      @peterdarker1 3 роки тому +3

      SO underrated

  • @haydoncooper3744
    @haydoncooper3744 Рік тому +4

    Never tire of the Sopranos absolute genius from everyone of the cast.

  • @supersaiyanzero386
    @supersaiyanzero386 Рік тому +1

    I love how chill Paulie walks in

  • @chaseb5376
    @chaseb5376 7 років тому +623

    1:09 I adore small details like that. You see tony reach for the collar of his shirt to pull him in. But chooses the more civil route at the last second.

    • @marissasue319
      @marissasue319 4 роки тому +16

      Damn... so true.
      I live for those small details too❣

    • @Crusade11722
      @Crusade11722 3 роки тому +8

      Nothing short of legendary and masterpiece

    • @ESENTE
      @ESENTE 3 роки тому +7

      Yooo

    • @johnh.mitchell6519
      @johnh.mitchell6519 3 роки тому +1

      in all due respect youd be right if we were talking about joe shmoe * good read though )but tony is a sociopath and so is paulie ( he cant read emotion so he has to establish a base line, as, paulie can sell the truth like tonys anger ). everything is calculated including his feigned anger on tap ( the opera feels good to him like hes alive ) .
      pussy is fair game cause he turned, he knows what pussy did, he read that shit like the morning paper. he just told paulie no one touiches pussy hes MINE. as far as the collar pull is concerned he was trying to see if paulies hands came up defensive then he would have known that paulie clipped him.
      whats a better detail i believe is how in the end they looked at each other and was like you know you were right paulie turned, im sorry skipper. tony was like yeah, i know dont say shit until i sit him down and look him in the eye.

    • @celticbird2398
      @celticbird2398 3 роки тому +9

      It's the small attention to detail like that was what made James Gandolfini's performance so incredible. It was like he thought of literally every single way to approach the scene, line delivery, physicality, ect. Some of the best acting in TV or film history.

  • @jenniferdaniels2413
    @jenniferdaniels2413 3 роки тому +1689

    This IS an incredible performance. The sad thing is that even after Tony tells Paulie that it's Jimmy, the look exchanged between them shows that they *both* still know Pussy was a rat. Agonizing.

    • @russellking9762
      @russellking9762 3 роки тому +54

      No...the sad thing is that it wasn't Jimmy at all...they killed an innocent guy...what makes it even sadder is they did not even acknowledge his innocence or show any guilt for doing it

    • @jenniferdaniels2413
      @jenniferdaniels2413 3 роки тому +82

      @@russellking9762 I don't think there was anything about Jimmy that screams the word "innocent". If he was a made guy, he had certainly murdered in the past.

    • @Cuffski
      @Cuffski 3 роки тому +414

      @@russellking9762 Jimmy Altieri was an informant. They were both talking to the Feds.

    • @Cuffski
      @Cuffski 2 роки тому +5

      @@MaceAhWindu when Big Pussy was in the cat with his handler the Fed stated how Jimmy got killed and took the suspicion off Big Pussy. In the same conversation he reveals that Pussy was flipped in 98 and they, the Feds, needed results.

    • @tybo8107
      @tybo8107 2 роки тому

      @@Cuffski exactly. thats why he knew he was fkd when christopher shut the door

  • @tashawalton5846
    @tashawalton5846 Рік тому +3

    I just watched Soprano's after all these years! It was amazing. I cannot explain James Gandolfini, except amazing! The whole cast... flawless!

  • @iyadkamhiyeh527
    @iyadkamhiyeh527 8 місяців тому +6

    The Sopranos is a masterpiece

  • @toreswe
    @toreswe 8 років тому +689

    "The Wire, it's fucking Jimmy!" - Tony Soprano, talking about McNulty. Epic.

    • @hxllzcxrtxz7883
      @hxllzcxrtxz7883 7 років тому +13

      toreswe lmao nice spot

    • @RustyClouglin
      @RustyClouglin 7 років тому +8

      lmao! what the fuck you just blew my mind right now :D

    • @berzerker199
      @berzerker199 7 років тому +90

      Imagine if McNulty came in and said.."what the fuck did I do" lol

    • @berzerker199
      @berzerker199 7 років тому +4

      Jared Dowty does it really matter?

    • @colinmclaurin2673
      @colinmclaurin2673 6 років тому +2

      McNulty: F@*ked did I do.?

  • @natfozzyhommie3964
    @natfozzyhommie3964 3 роки тому +339

    I love how Paulie handles the situation here. He broke a wild stallion right there.

    • @novadhd
      @novadhd 3 роки тому +47

      yeah he respected Tony but wasnt gonna take abuse

    • @Rockhound6165
      @Rockhound6165 2 роки тому +33

      And Tony apologized to him. That's respect.

    • @aseaton0604
      @aseaton0604 2 роки тому

      The horse pussy whisperer

    • @hategabe248
      @hategabe248 Рік тому +1

      Paulie was a made man, and he did work for Tony’s dad, hell no he won’t take no abuse. Paulie would never be on my bad side if this were real life lol.

    • @emilybuzekvalentino3116
      @emilybuzekvalentino3116 Рік тому

      he broke a wild stallion sounds like something paulie would say too 😂 i like that

  • @rgkong8783
    @rgkong8783 Рік тому +2

    Couldn’t take my eyes off this scene, James G. is a fucking legend!

  • @MelloGee33
    @MelloGee33 Рік тому +4

    That heavy nostril-breathing could've won an Emmy by itself.

  • @nicoblac9368
    @nicoblac9368 2 роки тому +193

    2:08 “I’m sorry Paulie” is his best delivery of his accent in the entire series. The way he pronounces the O in sorry and the Paulie as deep is 👌.

  • @joesimon2018
    @joesimon2018 9 років тому +599

    You can tell that Tony WANTS it to be Jimmy but deep down he's not sure. How is he able to ACT that complex a state of mind so effortlessly?

    • @BX0207
      @BX0207 9 років тому +64

      ***** Wrong.. we would like to think that..but look at the very last few seconds following when Paulie says he refused to take his clothes off..Tony looks at Paulie with no words as Sylvio get the drinks..cause they know its Pussy..

    • @dylannalyd4361
      @dylannalyd4361 6 років тому +80

      You said wrong and then agreed with him

    • @slacker20012
      @slacker20012 6 років тому +28

      It was Jimmy, and Pussy

    • @4EyedAnimation
      @4EyedAnimation 6 років тому +1

      Exactly

    • @Yezzrty
      @Yezzrty 6 років тому +6

      They should have done more with this reply thread

  • @rudywilson6493
    @rudywilson6493 2 роки тому +3

    I'm going have to re-watch this now! Amazing scene.

  • @vinnypaolello9354
    @vinnypaolello9354 Рік тому +6

    Best scene was his argument with Carmela. They both should of got an Emmy for that. They were really married in that scene.

  • @wb_anks2990
    @wb_anks2990 8 років тому +862

    James G. was one of the best, if not the best, gangster on television.

    • @algerierz
      @algerierz 7 років тому +20

      I would put Johnny Sac in that position (best gangster)
      James G was really the best Actor though

    • @sukka4pain
      @sukka4pain 7 років тому +3

      *cough cough* Omar *cough cough*

    • @Paddy.C
      @Paddy.C 7 років тому +14

      +algerierz
      Johnny Sac, who failed to pull off a Gotti style takeover, nearly got whacked on the orders of his own boss (over a joke about his wife's fat arse), wasn't wanted as boss by a large chunk of his own family, and got convicted, sent away, his assets seized, and died in a prison hospital?

    • @ghost3337
      @ghost3337 6 років тому +4

      algerierz I enjoyed Johnny sac's swagger as a gangster, the way he answered his phone with "speak", but gandolfini brought a very distinct performance with tony soprano.

    • @admirosmanovic1368
      @admirosmanovic1368 4 роки тому +5

      Na Stephen Graham

  • @redwhitentrue
    @redwhitentrue 8 років тому +672

    Nobody could have played "Tony" better than Jimmy G.

    • @HeatherSpoonheim
      @HeatherSpoonheim 8 років тому +10

      +redwhitentrue Not sure - but certainly the entire series would have been completely different without him. Looking at some of his other acting, he was a long shot for this role. I'm glad it was him.

    • @redwhitentrue
      @redwhitentrue 8 років тому +45

      Heather Spoonheim Oh, it wasn't a question dear.

    • @Justin-ug3qy
      @Justin-ug3qy 8 років тому +16

      roy shut the FUCK up cry baby

    • @paulies5407
      @paulies5407 6 років тому +2

      Apparently Silvio was suppose to be the boss originally. Plays a good part, but he’s no James Gandolfini!

    • @hahdhsjsjrkfn
      @hahdhsjsjrkfn 5 років тому +2

      Fuckin' Jimmy!

  • @MT-wl9sf
    @MT-wl9sf 2 роки тому +1

    gandolfini was on the cusp of dialing in tony here. you can hear it especially in the beginning. still a great scene. rip.

  • @DEPS79
    @DEPS79 2 роки тому +2

    I miss James Gandolfini. RIP 🙏🏻

  • @Prestigebully
    @Prestigebully 2 роки тому +60

    Left us way too young , still was a blessing he got to finish the Sopranos, This was massive back in the day!!
    Thanks for that mate , great reminder of an undervalued legend.

    • @culcune
      @culcune 2 роки тому +5

      His son plays a good young Tony in 'The Many Saints of Newark' but it is obvious he was not an experienced actor, either, unlike his father. Plus, the fact that the TV show went on for 7 years helped all the actors hone their characters.

  • @Crimson28
    @Crimson28 5 років тому +69

    “The wire! It’s fuckin’ Jimmy!”
    Jimmy McNulty from The Wire barges in asking, “The fuck did I do?”

  • @shane1489
    @shane1489 2 роки тому +4

    The only time I remember Paulie actually standing up to Tony.

  • @austinreid5032
    @austinreid5032 26 днів тому +2

    Great acting by all involved.

  • @songbirdj482
    @songbirdj482 2 роки тому +71

    *One of Jame Gandolfini's Best Scenes from The Sopranos*
    Gandolfini was untouchable in this role--in most of his roles. I truly cannot get enough of this show. I miss the man as if he were a beloved uncle.

    • @princeyem2684
      @princeyem2684 2 роки тому +1

      Blow away watching the Sopranos just an amazing actor and he is such a likeable dude..So calm and professional one of the finest actors a real game changer like Brandon and a few other actors he just exudes an aura of boss.

  • @steveeddy9686
    @steveeddy9686 2 роки тому +66

    Gandolfini is so convincing in this role that I'd be afraid to meet him.

    • @mickyzzzeee
      @mickyzzzeee 2 роки тому +7

      Apparently a lot of people who came into contact with him in real life were.

  • @markusniepmann4804
    @markusniepmann4804 Рік тому +1

    James Gandolfini ♥️♥️♥️ Love This Man forever greetings from Hamburg Germany ♥️♥️♥️

  • @mitch4527
    @mitch4527 2 роки тому +2

    Did anyone notice the blooper in this scene? When the camera is facing Tony when he’s asking Paulie “did you do it?”, he points at Paulie with his left hand. When the camera points at Paulie, Tony points with his right hand.

    • @perviipolez
      @perviipolez Рік тому

      I was looking for this comment

  • @alexcarrillo1410
    @alexcarrillo1410 4 роки тому +108

    Some ppl don’t understand the talent of this man. RIP legend.

  • @haybill3000
    @haybill3000 3 роки тому +426

    Quality show til the end. Didn't choke at the end like Game of Thrones.

    • @TraumaER
      @TraumaER 3 роки тому +47

      Agree! I thought GoT would pass Sopranos all-time. Then the the books ended and the writers started making their own stories. Every episode of Sopranos is a 9 or a 10/10. That is rare.

    • @BrianInvincible
      @BrianInvincible 3 роки тому +10

      @@TraumaER Except for Christopher

    • @jwizdum2103
      @jwizdum2103 3 роки тому +14

      I’d put Breaking Bad up there in terms of acting but nothing beats James’s Tony Soprano, it’s simply world class acting at its finest

    • @KyleAKAHerm
      @KyleAKAHerm 3 роки тому +11

      @Fo Reel lol you clearly haven't read the books. The show was fine until season 6. It's unwatchable now because of those final seasons

    • @jackcade68
      @jackcade68 3 роки тому +3

      Until the very last scene.

  • @ssss6572
    @ssss6572 Рік тому +3

    Look at how Tony’s smile fades when he learns that Pussy didn’t take his clothes off. He was so relieved to find out that Pussy wasn’t the rat, but now that suspicion can’t be put to rest. Masterful performance by Gandolfini.

  • @MHiggins
    @MHiggins 2 роки тому +3

    This scene was amazing. His acting is phenomenal.

  • @ikon8275
    @ikon8275 2 роки тому +117

    He was made for this role.
    In my opinion it's still the best television show ever.
    Once in a lifetime performer.

    • @germanshepherd13
      @germanshepherd13 2 роки тому +1

      Agree, show will never be topped!

    • @danielueblacker9118
      @danielueblacker9118 2 роки тому

      HBO Network TV never they would have cut it to bits... Best Drama for sure.

    • @Andre-vr1ul
      @Andre-vr1ul Рік тому

      ​@@germanshepherd13 Lost is better

  • @janetsydoruk4723
    @janetsydoruk4723 3 роки тому +39

    It was the greatest series ever. I just watched the whole series again right from the beginning. I didn’t want it to end.

    • @emilybuzekvalentino3116
      @emilybuzekvalentino3116 Рік тому

      same i just skip made in america and go back to the pilot. the talking sopranos pod is a great side by side listen / watch along with each episode. literally my favorite thing ever 😂 but for real.

  • @V15nce
    @V15nce 2 роки тому +1

    1:34 look at James eyes when he signals Tony sirico "did you do it?". Genius acting.

  • @eamonlong
    @eamonlong 9 місяців тому +1

    Ah well, now I gotta rewatch it. Again!

  • @ferox965
    @ferox965 3 роки тому +39

    Anytime Gandolfini was on the screen was his best.

    • @princeyem2684
      @princeyem2684 2 роки тому +1

      Blow away watching the Sopranos just an amazing actor and he is such a likeable dude..So calm and professional one of the finest actors a real game changer like Brandon and a few other actors he just exudes an aura of boss.

  • @romilrh
    @romilrh 2 роки тому +93

    What's crazy is it was so unusual at the time for a character to go through so many emotions in one scene. You just didn't see it in television until The Sopranos, and only Gandolfini could've pulled it off

    • @wildwest1832
      @wildwest1832 2 роки тому +10

      yeah tony has the charisma and brain of a leader, but his multi-faceted personality and his humanness is what really makes his character so memorable. The constant contrast and internal battle he has between good and evil.

    • @signoresantinoburnett1169
      @signoresantinoburnett1169 2 роки тому +1

      Al Bundy....

    • @emilybuzekvalentino3116
      @emilybuzekvalentino3116 Рік тому

      david chase and the various writers are MF brilliant

    • @emilybuzekvalentino3116
      @emilybuzekvalentino3116 Рік тому

      @@signoresantinoburnett1169 love him too but no

    • @djjukeboxhero6491
      @djjukeboxhero6491 Рік тому

      ​@@signoresantinoburnett1169 Ed O'Neill is the GOAT. HE LITERALLY had the makings of a varsity athlete

  • @somewisealien
    @somewisealien 2 роки тому +8

    James Gandolfini should be up there in the top five greatest actors of all time for this scene alone in my opinion.

  • @catsforhire9116
    @catsforhire9116 Рік тому +2

    0:38 me when I'm hungry and the pizza delivery is late

  • @nicksam2
    @nicksam2 3 роки тому +45

    It's a great scene, for sure, and Gandolfini is incredible in it, no doubt, but Tony Sirico plays it perfectly as well. He's pissed, he's scared, he's on the knife's edge and most of all -- he's STILL. His character was always a little hyper but in this scene, he's perfectly still and focused. He did a great job making Gandolfini look great and did a terrific job himself.

    • @jerrykibbe6363
      @jerrykibbe6363 2 роки тому +1

      First time I can remember seeing was in Get Shorty in which he plays a big strong “goof”. When Travolta puts him down & asks why he does it G gets kind of sheepish. Goes from tough guy to a mensch Great acting

  • @traceytaylor2706
    @traceytaylor2706 9 років тому +179

    Paulie: "Get your fucking hands of me!"
    Paulie is probably one of the very few who would dare stand up to Tony and also one of the very few who Tony would allow to talk back to him like that.
    This scene is extremely brilliantly acted.

    • @signoresantinoburnett1169
      @signoresantinoburnett1169 6 років тому +8

      He's still a made guy.

    • @jabronicamel1957
      @jabronicamel1957 6 років тому +3

      Tony was wrong putting his hands on Paulie . did not change the fact that Puss is the rat.

    • @cameronhubbard7158
      @cameronhubbard7158 6 років тому +2

      +FuckYouAllToPieces
      Whatya crying for was just a few alterations, he was too attached to his suit.

    • @ginrummy2553
      @ginrummy2553 6 років тому +5

      he respected Pauline too much. because he was from his father's generation of monsters

    • @jdm1066
      @jdm1066 3 роки тому +1

      @@ginrummy2553 I assume you mean "Mobsters" but it still works, possibly more accurate.

  • @TalentedLMT
    @TalentedLMT 2 роки тому +2

    Another one of Jim Gandolfini‘s best scenes is when he’s just recovering from his shotgun wound and he hast to act tough by taking out his driver in a fight, but then has to go to the bathroom and look at himself in the mirror and vomit and then look at himself and vomit again. Watch his eyes in that scene, he is so damn good.

  • @ChrisMorganComedy
    @ChrisMorganComedy 9 місяців тому +1

    Now I got to watch the whole series again....

  • @xcalabur18
    @xcalabur18 9 років тому +299

    2:22 I wanna be able to say that at someone's eulogy someday

    • @user-vg5rv5xf4u
      @user-vg5rv5xf4u 8 років тому +5

      xcalabur18 LOL ...Funny shit.

    • @Gameang123acdc
      @Gameang123acdc 5 років тому +7

      Sad but funny, those were the last words my grandfather told me.
      He was quite a character.

    • @Gameang123acdc
      @Gameang123acdc 4 роки тому +4

      CrazySicily Lol he had some ice cream but seriously, those were his last words man, they were at the hospital joking around and then he had a heart attack.
      And thanks bud, I miss him.

    • @TechNoir_1320
      @TechNoir_1320 3 роки тому

      🤣🤣

    • @Djeispark
      @Djeispark 3 роки тому +2

      I would say this at someones eulogy 2:32

  • @LinasW
    @LinasW 4 роки тому +135

    1:53 Sil looking like a toddler trying to stand still for the first time

    • @MegaSteven011
      @MegaSteven011 3 роки тому +2

      He looks so nervous hahah

    • @josiahcone7506
      @josiahcone7506 3 роки тому +9

      Never noticed that lmaoo. Sils facial expressions and body language were so good, especially in the first season.

    • @majerstud
      @majerstud 3 роки тому

      HAH! That's some funny shit right there.

    • @bigfootwithinternetconnect2330
      @bigfootwithinternetconnect2330 2 роки тому +3

      LEAVE THE COCKSUCKING CHEESE WHERE IT IS

  • @reds005
    @reds005 Рік тому +1

    I’ll be watching clips of the great man until the day I join him.
    Simply exceptional.
    RIP James

  • @lucaazeri1700
    @lucaazeri1700 2 роки тому +1

    He was the Best ! RIP dear James ,God bless you !

  • @TheDrmcvey
    @TheDrmcvey 9 років тому +562

    I love the subtlety of this scene. You can tell how Tony already knows that Pussy is the rat, but he keeps denying it through his nervous interactions with his crew. He doesn't want to believe and keeps reiterating that Jimmy's the rat. Great acting by Gandolfini overall!

    • @Adam-bq2vw
      @Adam-bq2vw 6 років тому +2

      TheDrmcvey Yeah. Repeating, "You understand?" didn't seem genuine to me.

    • @jabronicamel1957
      @jabronicamel1957 6 років тому +2

      Jimmy was not a rat .just dum who got wacked by mistake.

    • @coreydean6540
      @coreydean6540 6 років тому +31

      Madeline Monahan obviously you don't remember Jimmy's reaction in the hotel room when Silvio came out of the closet to whack him and asked if he had his lil radio to call for help. That gave it away that he really was a rat.

    • @hippiecheezburger5457
      @hippiecheezburger5457 6 років тому +10

      After watching the series over and over I realized there's many incidents where Tony denies something or acts totally childish and scared about something, the first time watching the series I felt more on Tony's side but after a bunch of times how scary and twisted of a soul Tony has and why he's like this

    • @kastr366
      @kastr366 4 роки тому +23

      @@coreydean6540 you dont remember when Jimmy gets out and he goes to Tony's house in the basement he starts acting all weird and starts asking Tony questions about incriminating things and just keeps asking and asking like he's recording him or trying to catch something, Jimmy was definitely also a rat.

  • @imanbio
    @imanbio 10 років тому +427

    1:30 to 1:40
    pointing hand changes..

  • @greatrome9219
    @greatrome9219 Рік тому +3

    0:08 how I'd react if Slippin' Jimmy makes a cameo in "The Wire"

  • @jpbriscoe81
    @jpbriscoe81 2 місяці тому +2

    This is his best scene in the series, except for a few dozen other scenes.

  • @vincentthompson1608
    @vincentthompson1608 9 років тому +21

    Pauley showed balls telling a pissed off Tony to get his f... Hands off.

  • @SpudsF42
    @SpudsF42 3 роки тому +20

    The quality of the acting is of the highest quality, the whole show was a masterclass.

  • @josephalbanese2431
    @josephalbanese2431 9 місяців тому +1

    he was one of the greats ! God Bless him !

  • @serroche
    @serroche 9 місяців тому

    Three incredible actors. Bravo