Chazz Palminteri | The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan

The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan

Billy Corgan

Music, Arts, Performing Arts

4.6 • 731 Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Billy Corgan sits down with legendary actor and storyteller Chazz Palminteri to retrace the unbelievable true story behind A Bronx Tale — a mafia murder witnessed at age nine, a Hollywood firing from Swifty Lazar, and the moment poverty and desperation pushed him to take control of his own destiny. Chazz reveals how turning down $1 million to protect his story led to a handshake deal with Robert De Niro that changed his life. Together they dive into the emotional core of the film — fathers and sons, loyalty vs. survival and share deeply human stories about parenting, superstition, faith, teaching their kids strength without the scars — and why “wasted talent” still haunts them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I produced it and the place went crazy.
0:05.0	I did it and people were screaming and clapping
0:09.0	and the crowds just kept getting bigger.
0:11.0	When you first were standing there going,
0:13.0	oh my God, what's happening?
0:15.0	What was your first thought of life?
0:16.0	What was it that they were connecting so deeply with?
0:18.0	You can make them laugh, you can make them cry, or you could scare them.
0:23.4	That's it.
0:24.4	Can't do anything else to it.
0:25.7	And in Bronx Tale, I make you laugh, I make you cry, and I scare you.
0:30.1	In the case of Swithy Lazard, he gets you fired, you make a decision, and it changes your life.
0:35.8	Exactly.
0:36.0	My son used to say, nobody cares. Nobody Exactly. I used to say, nobody cares.
0:38.8	Nobody cares.
0:40.9	Don't worry about it. Nobody cares.
0:46.7	Thank you for being on my show.
0:49.2	Billy, it's good to be. So maybe I've got to be on your show, but today you're on my show.
0:50.7	Yes, one day I love to have you on your show.
0:52.6	Um, I hope I got the year right. Uh, 1988, you're on a show. Yes, one day I love to have young. I hope I got the year right.
0:56.4	1988, you're working as a bouncer in Hollywood. Is that a true story? Yes, yeah.
1:01.8	I ran out of money. When I first got there in 86, I hit it. I hit what I hit it, whatever you want to
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