“He was more intimate with me than anybody”: ‘The Sopranos’ Star Who Enjoyed ‘Manipulating’ James Gandolfini Since He Had Never Been to Therapy in His Life
The Sopranos is easily one of the best television shows of all time with actor James Gandolfini’s performance as Tony Soprano receiving universal acclaim. In the series, Gandolfini played the role of a mob boss seeking therapy while trying to manage his violent professional life. However, Gandolfini never attended therapy in real life.
In the docuseries Wise Guy, Gandolfini’s co-star and on-screen therapist Lorraine Bracco revealed her chemistry with the late actor. Bracco played Dr. Jennifer Melfi in the series and shared plenty of emotionally riveting scenes with Gandolfini. As a result, Bracco enjoyed manipulating her co-star, and here is what she had to say about the experience.
The Sopranos star Lorraine Bracco enjoyed manipulating James Gandolfini
Actress Lorraine Bracco played the role of Dr. Jennifer Melfi in the critically acclaimed HBO crime-drama series The Sopranos. The series stars the late James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano, who seeks therapy from Melfi while keeping his mob boss profession a secret.
The documentary series Wise Guy explores the show’s creation with interviews from Bracco and other co-stars sharing their experience of working with Gandolfini. During one segment, Bracco revealed how Gandolfini had never been to therapy which allowed her to manipulate him.
Jim had never been in therapy. So that was kind of fun to lead him, push him, manipulate him in a way…which is why I wanted Melfi. I thought he was more intimate with me than anybody, and I loved it.
Bracco made the above statement (via Esquire), revealing how she shaped her on-chemistry with her late co-star.
Given the show’s premise, the chemistry between Gandolfini’s Tony Soprano and Bracco’s Dr. Melfi was integral to its success as they shared many emotional scenes. Hence, it is easy to see why Bracco developed a more intimate relationship with the legendary actor than their other co-stars.
The Sopranos cast revealed James Gandolfini’s most generous act
In the same documentary, other co-stars and creator David Chase also shared stories about Gandolfini during their time on the hit series. Actress Drea de Matteo who played the role of Adriana La Cerva in the series revealed Gandolfini’s kindest gesture towards the cast after he secured a raise.
We didn’t know to negotiate. I think he felt terrible about that. So he called us all into his trailer one by one and gave everybody a check for $30,000.
De Matteo made the above comment, revealing how the multiple Emmy Award-winning actor was generous enough to share a portion of his salary with the rest of the cast.
Furthermore, Edie Falco who played Carmela Soprano described Gandolfini as a very goodhearted, kind man who looked out for his friends because of his generous actions. Meanwhile. showrunner Chase explained that Gandolfini felt bad that the rest of the cast didn’t receive a raise and wanted to do something nice for them, proving he was truly a kind soul.
The Sopranos and Wise Guy are streaming on Max.
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