YOUTH CENTER: Pick of the Week: "11 Moments with James Gandolfini" by Chris Heath

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Pick of the Week

Garden State Warrior

Chris Heath • GQ • Dec 2004

Eleven moments with James Gandolfini.

In the past, when he has spoken, he has sometimes replied to questions by protesting that he is boring. Maybe he believes that this is the case, or just believes there is no point in allowing himself to seem interesting in the way interviewers usually want people to be. Still, he has told himself that tonight he will be truthful. He's feeling calmer these days. He has not had one of these conversations for a while, and he intends it to be a long time before he has another. [...]

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