Anthony LaPaglia: ‘There is not a role I didn’t get that I ever gave more than four hours of grievance to – even Tony Soprano’
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Key context: <p>The actor on surviving 2000s network television in Without a Trace, the role that made him take Brad Pitt seriously, and leaving the US to ‘ride out Trump’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/sep/25/saved-for-sunday-newsletter-email-signup-subscribe-guardian-australia-lifestyle-culture?CMP=cvau_sfl">Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>I didn’t know before reading your new memoir that you were almost Tony Soprano. Is there a role that you really wanted that you didn’t end up getting?</strong></p><p>It’s not Tony Soprano. There is not a role that I didn’t get that I ever gave more than four hours of grievance to. When I don’t get something, I move on. Because there’s no point. I’m very pragmatic that way. It’s for your own mental health. Once it’s gone, it’s gone.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/oct/25/anthony-lapaglia-10-chaotic-questions-interview">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
The actor on surviving 2000s network television in Without a Trace, the role that made him take Brad Pitt seriously, and leaving the US to ‘ride out Trump’Get our weekend culture and lifestyle emailI didn’t know before reading your new memoir that you were almost Tony Soprano. Is there a role that you really wanted that you didn’t end up getting?It’s not Tony Soprano. There is not a role that I didn’t get that I ever gave more than four hours of grievance to. When I don’t get something, I move on. Because there’s no point. I’m very pragmatic that way. It’s for your own mental health. Once it’s gone, it’s gone. Continue reading...
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