You have to promise me it will include everybody.” In a moment of weakness, because it was clear I wasn’t going to get anything else, I said, “Yes. It’s about all the guys, everyone who works here. I’m paraphrasing, but it went something like this: “This show isn’t just about me.
But I wondered if I was getting through to him the cover was very important to me. It wasn’t an interview, so he was a bit more relaxed than he usually was in the presence of a journalist. I had gone there thanks to an introduction from HBO, and was intent on convincing the iconic star of my favorite show to be on the cover of Cigar Aficionado. Positioned right outside Silvercup Studios in Queens, New York, where many scenes for the HBO hit series “The Sopranos” were filmed, there was nothing fancy about it-a small TV, a refrigerator, a couch, some chairs, a table and, for the star, a quiet place away from the daily hubbub of the show. James Gandolfini’s star trailer was simple.
