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The Sopranos' James Gandolfini walked out of his intervention, dared HBO exec to fire him: 'Aw, f--- this'

'The Sopranos' star James Gandolfini walked out of his intervention and dared HBO CEO Chris Albrecht to fire him, Albrecht says in the new documentary 'Wise Guy: David Chase and 'The Sopranos.''

The three-time Emmy winner once wielded his critical role in the series by daring the network to fire him, former HBO CEO Chris Albrecht says. Steven Van Zandt, who starred in the hit HBO drama as Silvio Dante, noted that the intervention was not the only occasion on which Gandolfini entertained the idea of leaving the series. His onscreen wife Edie Falco said, "He was incredibly invested in making that character believable, and unless you're really diligent you can end up taking your work home.

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