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David Chase on how The Sopranos was a show in which everything the characters say is a lie 00:24
Interview: David Chase | Show: Sopranos, The
David Chase on the decisions he made about writing and directing the scenes between "Tony Soprano" and "Dr. Melfi" on The Sopranos pilot 02:30
Interview: David Chase | Show: Sopranos, The
David Chase on shooting the scenes between "Tony" and "Dr. Melfi" on The Sopranos and why the therapy scenes looked different than the rest of the show 01:43
Interview: David Chase | Show: Sopranos, The
David Chase on how HBO decided to take a chance on The Sopranos; on the creative freedom he had there 30:10
Interview: David Chase | Topic: Television Industry
David Chase on how both his parents and The Rockford Files influenced the character development of "Tony Soprano"; on the character's strengths and weaknesses 14:53
Interview: David Chase | Topic: Creative Influences and Inspiration
David Chase on shooting the pilot for The Sopranos and truly believing it was not going to test well; on not having planned past the first thirteen episodes 20:19
Interview: David Chase | Topic: Television Industry
David Chase on shooting the pilot for The Sopranos and truly believing it was not going to test well; on not having planned past the first thirteen episodes 20:19
Interview: David Chase
On the character of "Dr. Melfi" on The Sopranos; on how Lorraine Bracco was cast; on keeping track of the backstories and histories for each character on the show when everything the characters said were "lies"; on the character of "Carmela Soprano" and the role of women on the series 59:51
Interview: David Chase
On how the character "Livia Soprano," "Tony's" mother on The Sopranos, is based on his own mother; on how the character was originally supposed to die in the first episode but Chase changed his mind; on how "Janice" was not originally a character in the series 42:10
Interview: David Chase
On the importance of "Tony Soprano" having kids on the show; on "Tony's" crew ("Paulie Walnuts", "Big Pussy", "Christopher") and casting them; on the portrayal of senior citizens on the show; on the names of the characters like "Uncle Junior" 35:31
Interview: David Chase
On planning the first and second season story arc on The Sopranos; on wanting each episode to be a "mini-movie"; on the writing process on the show 29:37
Interview: David Chase
On censorship and the creative freedom at HBO; on how actors were told they were to be killed off 08:23
Interview: David Chase
David Chase on the female characters on The Sopranos 24:20
Interview: David Chase | Genre: Drama Series
David Chase on "Uncle Junior" and "Tony's" crew on The Sopranos 05:54
Interview: David Chase | Genre: Drama Series
David Chase on the writing, directing, and editing on The Sopranos 26:38
Interview: David Chase | Genre: Drama Series
David Chase on how Lorraine Bracco was cast on The Sopranos as "Dr. Melfi", but originally read for "Carmela"; on what she brought to the role 52:53
Interview: David Chase | Person: Lorraine Bracco
David Chase on the talents of Edie Falco and how she was underused as "Carmela Soprano" on The Sopranos 50:00
Interview: David Chase | Person: Edie Falco
David Chase on casting Nancy Marchand as "Livia Soprano" on The Sopranos, a role very different from one she was used to playing 39:58
Interview: David Chase | Person: Nancy Marchand
David Chase on tracking down Steve Van Zandt to be a regular on The Sopranos 00:46
Interview: David Chase | Person: Steven Van Zandt
David Chase on his writing process; on what he looks for in a writer 06:54
Interview: David Chase | Profession: Writers
David Chase on why he felt The Sopranos was covering new ground with a mobster as a protagonist 02:00
Interview: David Chase
David Chase on how the character "Carmela Soprano" was "not realistic" for a mob wife; and why the character was problematic for him 50:00
Interview: David Chase
David Chase on why "Carmela" was disposable as a character on The Sopranos - the only characters not in danger of being killed off were "Tony's" children 44:23
Interview: David Chase
David Chase - "If I had not had a child there would have never been a Sopranos" 35:31
Interview: David Chase
David Chase on why he felt The Sopranos was covering new ground with a mobster as a protagonist and why he and the crew enjoyed working on the show 59:00
Interview: David Chase | Show: Sopranos, The
David Chase on creating the backstories for each character on The Sopranos and keeping track of them on the show so that there were no gaffes 56:02
Interview: David Chase | Show: Sopranos, The
David Chase on how the character "Carmela Soprano" was "not realistic" for a mob wife and why the character was problematic for him 50:00
Interview: David Chase | Show: Sopranos, The