Flashback: James Gandolfini, Spotlight Shy Star

[@poppymac8873]

When you see the difference in character to how James Gandolfini is in real life to Tony Soprano you can appreciate with no question, that he was truly one of the greatest actors of all time! Phenomenal. Especially to take on that roll for 6 long seasons. God bless this man, we miss you!

[@electricalstuff259]

You know he's a great actor when you just assume that that's him in real life.

[@themusic6808]

Lmao “I’d like you to talk to Dominic” then throws Chianese in front of the camera and walks off behind him 😂

[@leehartlee2970]

Yet when I got to interview James for my Journalism class (NJ college) I got too shy and just stood there looking at him between looking at my notes and the other student actually interviewed him, but he kept on giving me this sweet smile...and he was so generous with letting us interview him!! What a sweetie, may he RIP!

[@manlikekgabz]

That's so cool, would've loved to have met him

[@brikazerpa]

Who cares if he was shy? He was a freaking marvelous actor and that's all it matters!

[@oscarhaydenperditionbound1195]

I don't even think he was particularly shy. Just humble

[@prince_sach50]

exactly

[@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants]

Someone shy would never be a lead actor unless they were such a good actor which he was that he could have even faked it when he walked out of his house to become the parts he became. Maynard James Keenan for such a public and outgoing job he is very introverted too and some could say he is shy too. It is amazing in a way how both of them became what they did as they are.

[@ronaldo19832]

Exactly and he was humble. He was a man after all and deserved his privacy and his cabocal

[@PlgDctr]

No one says that this is a bad thing, it's very endearing.

[@youtubeaccount1661]

So cute how Edie and the rest of the cast are so quick and willing to cover for him when he gets shy ❤️ they really were a family

[@DavidWilliams-jf7cr]

JAMES WAS THE BEST GANGSTER ACTOR EVER , WITHOUT A DOUBT, R.I.P.

[@andykolb6502]

You have a Like for your Comment but i cant agreed for 100% because there are two Peoples which i love like James when it comes to GangstermovieGenre : ROBERT DE NIRO and AL PACIONO!

[@davidich3537]

@@andykolb6502 both are stéréotypes in every single movie. Soprano was way different

[@tr00logic4]

​@@davidich3537 You clearly haven't seen or don't understand Taxi Driver and The Godfather. Brando actually played the stereotype in the Godfather. Pacino played a kid who just wanted a normal life but eventually felt bound by duty to enter "the life." Gandolfini was brilliant but De Niro and Pacino are on another level.

[@davidich3537]

@@tr00logic4 i watched them when you was still a baby licking on chuppachups

[@davidich3537]

@@tr00logic4 deniro is a Dick. Always with his deformed signature face and same mimics over and over . ONE of the movies he really banged was Raging bull & heat

[@VillageOaf]

Such a humble guy.

[@tarikdtarik9067]

Quiet agressive....guy

[@Bynkers83]

He never felt comfortable about his fame and all the attention.

[@AllieMoonSailor]

no its just a terrible interviewer

[@ItsTimeIDisappear09]

And that's perfectly okay. He just loved acting and was great at it

[@callumradway2385]

I wonder why 😐 cough cough the real mafia

[@lookinass2332]

Callum Radway he was probably an introvert.

[@erasmusgustav4194]

James doesn't like people annoying him, There's a video of a guy filming the street and James happened to be there, he thought he was filming him, so James went to him and yelled at him

[@nbl95]

lol Trying to get out of there. Just like Tony would do.

[@striken4pot]

@Life With Honor Sounds like somebody is due for a psychiatrist appointment

[@adarsh5647]

@Mike Hunter .

[@tonylovesducks2501]

@Mike Hunter when i saw your name ''Hunter'', i thought about that Girlfriend of Meadow aka. the daughter of david chase

[@madnessOFdementia]

He tried to follow ducks

[@scottsodyssey2485]

Trying to get out of there like Indictments were coming down.

[@yb32]

I feel so emotinal watching these. It is so rare that someone that talented and famous can remain humble like he did. Hollywood truly lost a gem of an actor when he died 😪

[@alexp1904]

Lol yes Hollywood truly lost a great actor and also Houston and Honolulu. Although the show was produced by a company with headquarters in NYC and was filmed in NJ and NYC with mostly actors born, raised and still living in NJ and NYC, including James Gandolfini. RIP.

[@KingTriton1837]

His voice is sooooooo comforting.... Wow.

[@gailcromie4476]

Sopranos - best show ever made. James Gandolfini - Love and miss you. Always in my heart xxxxxxx

[@AA-qb7ni]

He seemed like a humble, kind man. RIP to one of the greatest actors.

[@McShizzify]

So if people don't like cameras in their face asking idiotic questions, they're "shy".

[@zellarsDD777]

McShizzify “The Boss of this family said you’re Santa Claus! You’re Santa Claus.”

[@opaljk4835]

zellarsDD777 shyness is a curse

[@karentaylor3472]

He was not shy at all, he just didn't want the spotlight on just him... he wanted to make it about the cast and crew, not just him! Big Difference!

[@marigoldruff]

He was always handsome, even when he was heavier.

[@paulbaker1505]

You could tell he was sick and tired of the limelight. He was happier being a bit part actor. What a talent

[@mariablanco2111]

This show is perfection: the writing, the acting, everything. Best show ever.💛

[@blacksheepofsheep218]

one of the realest people!mad respect

[@claudiocorleone7856]

James was the best. He answered all the questions and when he felt their was nothing more to say he decided to cut it. Well done!

[@charlesbarboza8591]

What a gentleman and such a wonderful Actor. RIP Sir!!! Love & Respect!!!

[@patgogan7324]

It sucks so much that he is gone incredible actor

[@gogiya41195]

Man Tony sure pulls off a great James Gandolfini

[@krispy4605]

James my entire childhood I would hear the sopranos theme song blasting from the downstairs TV and only till now, 2024 I started and completed the whole series, felt like it has been in my life since I was very small and I thank you and all of the crew for a fucking amazing show 25+ years later. RIP mate

[@skar5541]

He handles the press immaculately. True pro and a gent

[@Stevo-klo45453]

He was an INTROVERT; he wasn’t shy, he kept to himself and didn’t like to show off. INFP’s do this. Look up INFP’s personalities. Rest easy jimmy

[@bim360]

my first time watching this show and it's so great!!! And i think if I re-watch this, I will see something new.

[@hughjasssssssss]

the 2000s just look like the late 90s

[@brendanks]

well they were right after the 90s...

[@frigginirishloons]

Nah, slight change in style

[@ogreman-lll-957]

The early 00s is basically the same as late 90s

[@pumpkin6511]

He is dearly missed😊

[@arnavverma3400]

who got u smilin like that :O

[@markgray8065]

Wow Look at Edi she looks great she looks beautiful!

[@tr00logic4]

Objectively she's a 6 at best. Even with all that makeup she still looks a little manly. Nothing wrong with that but if that's what passes for "wow" nowadays then I'm at a loss.

[@ZeroSmoke.]

@Killuminati OG Lol

[@Rogerio-kj5lg]

@@tr00logic4 get some fucking glasses

[@mohamedsamaraat7834]

somehow she is more beautiful in real life. what a smile

Agreed. I never found her attractive in the show but she definitely is here. She's very well dressed and has a much more pleasant personality than her character, that's probably why.

[@CooManTunes]

A big, beautiful, talented, humble man. Very missed. I look forward to seeing his son act as young Tony in the The Many Saints Of Newark. :') He's not going to look much different from how his father looked in the first season of the Sopranos when he gets to that age.

[@nicholaspoe9203]

thats was great, Tony just dipped out at the beginning, hilarious.

[@hermisadventures8142]

He had NO IDEA how GREAT HE WAS, maybe to his chagrin, that only made him GREATER; and even though people constantly reminded him of it, he STILL refused to be anything but solid to the ground humble and shine the light on "actual heros" like our soldiers, etc. That isn't what makes a man good, that is what makes a man GREAT.

[@ganfiteatro96]

James doesn't sound like Tony but Edie sounds like Carmela so much 😂

[@pietvx532]

Let's be honest, we still see him as Tony, we still have respect, we still think we are talking with a mob boss

[@stoplisteningtothestatic7078]

Nah zero respect for scumbag tony. Absolute respect for james gandolfini.

[@rnsone8827]

Edie Falco looking phenomenal! In terrific shape as well! RIP James 😢…

[@unspokenmajority3469]

Smoke show in real life

[@jeep1070]

Everyone gets so scared around him. And he is awesome at making them feel that way. RiP

[@SometimesAbel]

He gave the first interviewer such a Tony look when she tried to make him stay 🤣🤣

[@pm_-wm1wq]

James and Edie are (were) both such brilliant actors - truly.

[@russell2890]

He was an actor not a celebrity. He cares about the art not the fame.

[@MeyerBen27]

Truth is he wasn't shy he's just acting amazingly constantly.

[@louisekvernoey3888]

Definitely!

[@patgogan7324]

He really hated the interview stuff

[@ShapeShiftv2]

And he still tried to be a good sport about it. Amazing guy. RIP

[@IveJustSeenAFace23]

RIP, James. And Edie is beautiful.

[@rainmakerXuzair]

He wasn't really shy but the interviewer was asking stupid questions and James was too real to get out of there unlike other celebrities.

[@gevorgmovsisian2025]

RIP James, you will be missed 😢😔🙏.

[@denisbuckley4352]

He was such a genius at acting he hated fame which is what made him so likable James Gandolfini was himself he didn't all that fake Hollywood crap he just liked to act RIP

[@scyanks7]

"I'm the mother fuckin fuckin one who calls the shots" RIP Jimmy

[@FanYarnla]

0:27 You can tell Schirripa was in “get away from this guy”mode

[@hopkinsdrums]

Humble is a better word than shy. Deflecting praise to everyone else. Asking non-leads to be interviewed to give their perspective. Even if it simultaneously satisfies his introverted nature I don't think shy is the best characterization

[@uTubeNoITube]

R.I.P Jim

[@Drderp-hd5bb]

so shy, it's Adorable

[@peteckrlui]

Misses James Gandolfini ever since his untimely passing!!!!

[@JConwayz]

I love how he pawned off uncle junior to the reporter and made his escape out the back 😂💀😭

[@jdomnhl17]

Love how he hands her off the Dominic. Almost an in character move

[@tucko11]

Sopranos was great because of the way it was filmed . The filming was impeccable

[@Voodoochil111111]

This interviewer is awful. For God sakes read his body language, his facial expressions.

[@singinjohnny]

I couldn’t agree more. She’s overbearing and mugging for the camera in attempting to draw attention to herself.

[@chipmonk477]

I’m sure she knows, but on the other hand she needs to interview him. We don’t know if off camera she apologizes for keeping him so long. She knows her job can require her to be a bit pushy. It’s tough.

[@andyspendlove1019]

It’s literally her job to get good interview footage, plus the actors are on the red carpet where they expect to encounter this sort of thing. It’s not like she ambushed him at a restaurant or something. I thought she pushed reasonably hard to get some quotes out of him and she read him well enough to say “What’s the weirdest part of celebrity? ...besides this?” And frankly, thank goodness she did press a little, because now that he’s gone, footage of what he was like in person is few and far between.

[@claudiocorleone7856]

@@andyspendlove1019 I agree with your observation but I believe mr gandolfini went as far as he could with the interviewer as the interview had run it’s course and the questions became rather boring.

[@opaljk4835]

A very stressful job for everyone involved

[@ispeakmytruth1549]

"What my husband REALLY means...." Hilarious!

[@inblack-d9d]

he always felt uneasy being interviewed

[@JohnBillings83]

That would have been funny if he called "Sil" over to fill in for him. Like he did when Richie Aprile tried to talk to him outside the deli.

[@armgemboiii]

Gandolfini, for someone who had relatively physically imposing, tough-guy appearance, was humble was quite reserved.

[@TheArsenalMan125]

Kevin finnity is based on James

[@mjfaneric]

i read somewhere that did not like doin interviews and it shows. which is fine with me . so sad that he passed away . this will always be one on my fav shows ever !

[@wq198mnr]

Cool dude obviously he didn’t... he never did one single late night show with letterman, Leno, kimmel, Conan, none of them. And he was on one of biggest shows at the time

[@FrankieJEnno]

Rest In Peace Sweet, great,Actor

[@ryanjohnston7844]

Rest in peace tony.

[@LonzCantiLife]

RIP Uncle Jim ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@pablomansini6449]

I’m only learning about this mans greatness now. Such a shame

[@dannyirishgreen3287]

Meeting James Gandolfini was the best.cool fkn dude.

[@rodger495]

luckyy

[@weenie_head]

Details? What happened and what was he like?

[@renatocontrerasflores294]

Now that i think about it, whenever Tony was talking about Gary Cooper he was also refering to James Gandolfini... The strong silent type, did what he had to do

[@johnm8096]

Edie looks so beautiful here.

[@zachduplechin8352]

Rip jim

[@ClevverTv24]

I don't think it's exactly that he's SHY but I feel like he just really doesn't like interviews in general. Lots of actors don't.

[@ransavage4194]

You got a dollar you got jim! God Rest His Soul! Cant Wait to see his son act in "the saints of newark"

[@f2afinito983]

James is the man and Jesus Christ Eddie Falco was and is my crush.

[@LyricBossYT]

rip legend

[@brutyme3111]

I THINK JAMES GANDOLFINI ENJOYED THE WORK MORE THAN HE HAD JOINED I THINK JAMES GANDOLFINI ENJOYED THE WORK MORE THAN HE ENJOY THE ATTENTION THAT A TOP SHOW BRINGS.. I THINK HE LOVED HIS PRIVACY

[@m.harundemirbas4571]

James gandolfini 🎉🎉🎉🎉 çok özledik çoook 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@Worldsgreatboss]

Look at Tony and Carmella 🤩

[@Fnelrbnef]

He's a completely different person than Tony. Amazing.

[@thiagovalaucortez130]

My eternal idol. I will love you forever Jim!! 🙏🌷

[@mauriceslonne2774]

Rest in peace to James 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@phillipmedeiros2185]

So so humble

[@rynesantos5944]

What a magnificent beard.

[@NoComment79]

I miss Jim and I didn't even know him.

[@dennisdronevids1]

So humble!

[@milan49017]

Čovek na mestu šteta takav se rađa samo jednom😢

[@addisonsmith7569]

Shyness is a curse

[@_.-_Crimpy-_..-.]

It’s a curse that can be broken. I don’t think James Gandolfini was being shy here though. I think he was just fed up with bullshit interviews lmao.

[@xdiamonddogx]

Thats awesome about James, other actors want the spot light and talk to the press, but James brings in his fellow actors to talk instead of him. Cuz of shyness but I think he wants them to take the spotlight, everyone wants to talk to James.

[@TurkeyCreekjackjohnson_]

Mind boggeling that dude

[@Valhalla.Studio]

He looks like someone you can def have a genuine good conversation with but 1 on 1

[@coophandluke3697]

The GOAT show!!!

[@gavinperry8433]

That look at 0:10 it still feels like tony soprano is assessing the situation

[@rickyj1250]

James wasn't in touch with his feelings. He just did what he had to do. See, what they didn't know was once they got James Gandolfini in touch with his feelings that they wouldn't be able to shut him up! And then it's dysfunction this, and dysfunction that, and dysfunction vaffancul!

[@Soloisbac]

was born in the best years but too young and dumb to notice until now 😭😭😭😭😭

[@paulgrimm7842]

I love Eddie. She was great

[@wq198mnr]

Paul Grimm Edie *

[@killaskrilla5320]

Is it possible that he IS Kevin Finnerty?

[@AttilatheThrilla]

Carmella always scared Tony straight 😁.. RIP to the show and James!!

[@alexaraya2018]

Ay CARMELA!!! She be banggin!!!!

[@khalidsakin4466]

He mist definitely falls in line of on of the best mafia actors

[@bracksampson1]

Just like Gary cooper

[@kartinmarl.7804]

Edie falco looks fantastic here