Article: James Gandolfini Talks to GQ About Life, Why He Acts, and The Challenges of Playing Tony Soprano; 'I Think Some of His Flaws Are My Flaws. And So You Try to Get Away From Them, and Then You Kind of Get Pulled in a Little Bit By Playing Them,' Says Gandolfini of His Character.

NEW YORK, Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- In GQ magazine's December 2004 "Men of the Year" issue, cover subject James Gandolfini sits down for a rare interview with writer-at-large Chris Heath to talk about life, why he acts, and the challenges of playing Tony Soprano, the most mesmerizing character on modern TV. "I think some of his flaws are my flaws," Gandolfini says of Soprano. "And so you try to get away from them, and then you kind of get pulled in a little bit by playing them." Highlights of the interview include:

On Soprano's character traits: "It's a hard head to get into sometimes. I have a lot of fun at work too, don't get me wrong. I love the people I work ...

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