Dr. Jennifer Melfi: What line of work are you in? Tony Soprano: Waste management consultant.
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Tony Soprano
Anthony John "Tony" Soprano is a fictional character and the protagonist in the HBO television drama series The Sopranos (1999-2007), portrayed by James Gandolfini. The Italian-American character was conceived by Sopranos creator and show runner David Chase, who was also largely responsible for the character's story arc throughout the show's six seasons. The character is loosely based on real-life New Jersey mobster Vincent "Vinny Ocean" Palermo, a former caporegime (capo) and de facto boss of the DeCavalcante crime family of New Jersey. Bobby Boriello portrayed Soprano as a child in one episode, and Danny Petrillo played the character as a teenager in three episodes. In the first season, Tony is a capo in the DiMeo crime family. Between the first and second seasons, he is promoted to street boss, a position he retains until the sixth season; his uncle Corrado "Junior" Soprano is the official boss up until early in the sixth season, but has little or no actual power. Throughout the series, Tony struggles to balance the conflicting needs of his actual family— wife Carmela, daughter Meadow, son A.J., and mother Livia—with those of the Mafia family he controls. He often displays behavior traits characteristic of a violent sociopath, but also struggles with depression and is prone to panic attacks. He seeks treatment from Dr. Jennifer Melfi in the first episode and remains in therapy on and off up until the penultimate episode of the serie
Dr. Jennifer Melfi: What's the one thing, every woman, your mother, your wife, your daughter, have in common? Tony Soprano: They all break my balls.
Tony Soprano: All due respect to New York, I don't think you should be tellin' my uncle how ta run things. Johnny Sack: You think I got the balls ta drive in from New York and tell your uncle how he should run his family? I shouldn't expect to see the Statue of Liberty again if I did that, huh?
Bobby Baccilieri: To the victor, belongs the spoils. Tony Soprano: Why don't you get the fuck outta here before I shove your quotations book up your fat fuckin' ass?
Tony Soprano: I think it's time for you to start to seriously consider salads. Bobby Baccilieri: What do you mean? Tony Soprano: What do I mean? I mean get off my car before you flip it over, you fat fuck.