People have said that I said I hate television. I never did say that. What I said was that I hated a lot of stuff that was on television. It's nothin…

- David Chase

I think that the difference between The Sopranos and the shows that came before it was that it was really personal. There had been a lot of dramas, a…

- David Chase

You know, what's interesting is, being your own self is kind of a blur.

- David Chase

It doesn't matter if your lead character is good or bad. He just has to be interesting, and he has to be good at what he does.

- David Chase

When we were doing 'The Sopranos', I used to love that about it. There were rules, Mafia codes you had to go by, but the code is ridiculous. It's a c…

- David Chase

There's something very dreamlike about film, and I will always be very fascinated by that, and I'm always tempted to go in that direction.

- David Chase

When I was doing 'The Sopranos,' I liked putting music together with the film; that was my favorite part of it.

- David Chase

I think for anyone who follows the 'artistic life,' a certain amount of selfishness and self-involvement is part of the package. You're probably alre…

- David Chase

The Sopranos was the first show about the life of the writer. I never made any secret about the fact that it was about my mother.

- David Chase