I directed a piece of theater in Italy. We took nine fables from the town and we created a play.
Vincent Schiavelli

I get to meet a lot of people, and I really like people.
Vincent Schiavelli

I had a wonderful time playing Dr. Kaufman in Tomorrow Never Dies. It was a real Bond villain, over the top, almost laughable but dangerous.
Vincent Schiavelli

I have a second bedroom I don't use. I'm going to start the Second Bedroom Film Festival. You're all invited.
Vincent Schiavelli

I met Milos in 1967. I was working on a student film. And there is Milos Forman. So that's how I met Milos.
Vincent Schiavelli

I shot this wonderful picture called American Saint a couple of years ago, which is still looking for release.
Vincent Schiavelli

My grandfather was a chef for a Baron in Sicily before he came to America. I grew up with him. I used to do my homework at one end of the kitchen table while he cooked at the other end.
Vincent Schiavelli

My grandparents told endless stories about the town they were from. It became an almost mythic place.
Vincent Schiavelli

The eye condition that I have is Marfan's Syndrome.
Vincent Schiavelli

To be a Bond villain, you only get to do that once in your life. You never get to come back.
Vincent Schiavelli


What makes cookbooks interesting is to find out about the people and the culture that invented the food.
Vincent Schiavelli

You grow up in a Sicilian household, becoming an actor is not a big leap.
Vincent Schiavelli

Your face is your calling card, but you're not so famous that you can't go out.
Vincent Schiavelli