Emily revisits her conversation with famed actor and writer Chazz Palminteri as they discuss how his real-life encounters with the mafia led him to become an actor.

Chazz describes his childhood amidst neighborhood mob violence and how it inspired him to create the film, A Bronx Tale. Later, he looks back at how the mob is portrayed in movies, and discusses what Hollywood gets right and wrong about how it portrays the mafia.

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