I shot a screen test for Michael, Sonny, and Carlo. Fortunately I was well-financed by that time in my life. Sicilians would be Sicilians, Jewish doctors would be Jewish doctors. I read an article in the Los Angeles Times that they were going to use unknowns. I don't know what my life would be for the last 50 years without The Godfather. How did you get the role of Carlo Rizzo in The Godfather and what was it like being a part of that iconic movie? We got into international trades with money laundering and marketing, and just moving it around. I started traveling the world with the associations that I had in Chicago and Vegas. I started out as a messenger in my early teens and then grew into more than that.

Me personally, I'm not in the mob, they protected me, Mr. I still have mob involvement because all my friends were in the mob. He gave me experiences and opportunities that I could've never had just being an Italian immigrant from Mulberry Street. Then he branched out with Meyer Lansky to create ‘The Syndicate.’ Early on in my life, fortunately, he took me under his wing and mentored me in a way that no one could do. They used to call him 'The Ambassador.’ He originated in the prohibition era with Joe Kennedy and they became multimillionaires-both of them. He was one of the strongest crime people in the world. I was a messenger for Frank Costello for many years.

How did you first encounter the mob and how did they impact your life? I wanted to send that message, my 11 kids and grandchildren, but to the world. I overcame a lot early on in my life and then went on to do anything I wanted to. The last sentence of the book is 'Yes, you can.' I had so many obstacles as a young person that I wanted to encourage anybody that's out there-no matter their skin color or background-that if you have a dream, pursue it. That may sound crazy with the material that's in it, but that's why. I wanted to write the book, number one, as an inspirational book. VICE: When and why did you decide to write a book about your life and how long was the process from inception to completion?

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