Michael Imperioli cemented his status as an iconic Italian American actor with his role as Christopher Moltisanti on The Sopranos. Years before he joined the Emmy-winning series, when he was a fledgling actor, Imperioli got to work with legends like Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci (along with his future Sopranos co-star Lorraine Bracco) in Martin Scorsese's beloved masterpiece Goodfellas.

Getting to work alongside De Niro was a dream come true for Imperioli. In a new interview with The New Yorker, he explained that he was forever changed after seeing movies like Midnight Cowboy, Dog Day Afternoon, and Apocalypse Now when he was a kid.