DC: That was intentional. The network didn’t start complaining about that episode until after we’d shot it, and it was because that murder was really great. I don’t think a lot of TV actors would’ve done that, or given their all for that, the way Jim did. He had spit coming out of his mouth. When HBO read the script, they didn’t see any of that. Once they saw it and he was schvitzing and everything like that, that’s when Chris Albrecht called. He said, “We gotta do something about this,” and I said, “If he doesn’t kill that guy, he’s a scumbag. He’s a traitor and an informant. He has to be killed.” Then I came up with the stupid idea of the guy selling drugs to kids in high schools, which was, to me, a terrible cop-out. … [Read more...] about Exclusive Excerpt: ‘The Sopranos Sessions’ Goes Inside Groundbreaking HBO Show
