Within the cult of Wall Street that forged Mitt Romney, making money justifies any behavior, no matter how venal.
The usual trade and commerce is cheating all around by consent.
I have such an image of a mafioso.
The Italian gangster thing has become a form of the modern-day Western.
If you think about the traditional mafia stories we grew up on, it is always about the death of criminal organisations - things like the 'Sopranos' - the last vestiges of once proud families subsumed by the modern era.
I personally think 'Power' is much more similar to 'The Sopranos' in that it deals with a character who is leading a double life and wants to become legitimate.
The Mafia is a question every time an Italian raises his head.
My father's best friend, Georgie Terra, was an Italian guy. The children and the cousins and nieces and nephews were children of the Mafia. Those were the children he grew up with. If you want to go to a safe neighborhood, go to where the Mafia is.
Sleazy people are always in this business. They run the business, pretty much. There are a lot of barracudas.
Bookmaking is the most menacing racket in the entire field of organized crime.
If you look at 'The Sopranos,' there's this notion of a criminal element on its last legs.
