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Jason Cerbone
Jason Cerbone of "The Sopranos"

May 13, 2001

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Tiff: Hi, Jason. Are you critical of yourself when and if you watch yourself on TV?

Jason Cerbone: Yes I am. When the season first started, I really had a difficult time watching myself. I hated everything about the way I was on screen--my voice, the way I looked. Although it's still not that easy to watch, as the season has gone on, it's become easier, but I do only watch the episodes once. After that first time, I begin to nit pick at every little thing.

Jerzey Girl Carmela: What part of Italy is your family from?

Jason Cerbone: Naples. Although I've never been there, hopefully, some day, I will.

Miss Meadow: What was your favorite episode that you filmed?

Jason Cerbone: Probably the one that airs tonight. It was filled with a lot of action. I don't want to go into details, but we had a lot of fun, and Tim Van Patten was really great as far as directing and shooting this episode. We really had a lot of fun. Also, any scene I did with James Gandolfini throughout the season, no matter what episode it was, I enjoyed it.

Jason Luver: Do you have your own web site?

Jason Cerbone: Yes I do. It's called www.jasoncerbone.com. You can get it on AOL. I just got it set up a couple months ago. I try to keep it updated, and I thank all the fans that have been checking it out.

Krayz 4 Tha Mob: What is the hardest part of being on the show?

Jason Cerbone: I wouldn't say the show is hard to be on. If anything, it's a lot of fun. The cast and crew get along well. The scripts are fabulous. I'm working with probably the best actors and actresses that I could have asked for. I'm learning a lot, and I'm having a ball doing it. I think that I really can't say that it's hard in any way. It's challenging, and that's what makes it so exciting.

Wendy: What is your character thinking by messing with 'the big boss'?

Jason Cerbone: Jackie gets himself in over his head quite a bit. He's very impulsive, and always does without thinking. He always thinks that he can outsmart everyone, and he shows a different face to each person, whether it be Tony or Meadow or his mother. He thinks that he can get away with it, and we'll see if he can.

Norb: How many times do you mess up before you get your lines?

Jason Cerbone: It depends on whom I'm working with. When doing a scene with Robert Iler, or even Joe Pantoliano, you tend to crack up a lot, and, usually, for no reason. Also, sometimes you just get stuck on a word, whether it pops out of your head every time you get to it, or you just can't say it without stumbling over it, but that's what makes the set fun, and so you stay there until you get it right.

Miss Meadow: Did you watch "The Sopranos" before you joined the cast?

Jason Cerbone: Yes. I've watched it since day one, and I've always been a huge fan of the show.

Carmen: Do you speak Italian fluently?

Jason Cerbone: No I don't, but I wish I did. My grandparents do, but I never learned. It would have been nice to learn as a child, because that's when it's easiest. Since my parents didn't speak Italian around the house, it never rubbed off on me. Maybe some day I'll get the opportunity, though.

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