"James was a genius. Anyone who saw him even in the smallest of his performances knows that. He is one of the greatest actors of this or any time. A great deal of that genius resided in those sad eyes. I remember telling him many times, 'You don't get it. You're like Mozart.' There would be silence at the other end of the phone," David Chase recalled yesterday, in a statement given to press following the sudden death of James Gandolfini. And it's hard to disagree that the actor was indeed a composer, crafting performances on the stage and screen that will live far beyond his tragically too brief career. At 51 years old, topping out at six feet, with a mischievous, unnerving glare and the look of a bruiser, Gandolfini could tower over bigger men. Indeed, few standing beside him could overshadow the presence of the actor, who gifts and skill were immeasurable. His body of acting work is a masterclass in exhausted machismo, anxiety and wounded pride haunting the steps of his...
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