Episode #10 "A Hit Is a Hit"

Talking Sopranos

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🗓️ 1 June 2020

⏱️ 119 minutes

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Casting directors Georgianne Walken and Sheila Jaffe join Michael and Steve to talk about how they cast James Gandolfini, Steven Van Zandt and the rest of the Sopranos characters. They also share stories about Tony Sirico, Aida Turturro and how Jerry Stiller almost became Hesh. Then Michael and Steve breakdown this week’s episode which was a break out for Drea de Matteo. It’s all this and more on Talking Sopranos Episode #10 “A Hit is a Hit”. Go to Talking Sopranos.com to post AMA questions for Michael and Steve and don’t forget to subscribe to the Talking Sopranos podcast wherever you get your podcasts.

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0:00.0	So talking sopranos episode 10 today and I am excited, my friend.
0:09.0	Yeah, very special guests.
0:10.9	We have two women who a lot of maybe our audience and fans might not recognize their faces or
0:19.8	their names, probably their names, but very, very, very critical to the success of this
0:26.9	show as critical as anybody.
0:29.4	And we're really, really proud and excited to have them on today.
0:34.8	Sheila Jaffee and George N. Walkin, who are the casting directors of the sopranos.
0:40.6	They've cast over 150 movies and TV shows, still doing it today.
0:47.1	They won five Emmys, 17 nominations.
0:51.4	They've done the sopranos, entourage, ballers, the oval, a ton more.
0:57.3	She's the Italian job, Ted Patriots, they rambo, secretariat.
1:02.3	So I was that.
1:03.3	This Sheila Jaffee.
1:04.3	Hi, Sheila.
1:06.3	Hi, Sheila.
1:07.3	How are you?
1:08.3	I'm good.
1:09.3	How are you guys doing?
1:10.3	Just fine.
1:11.3	We're pretty good.
1:12.3	Thank you for doing this really.
1:13.3	We're having us on this show.
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