Who Said It: 'The Sopranos' Quotes Quiz

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Who Said It: 'The Sopranos' Quotes Quiz
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About This Quiz

"The Sopranos" is a highly quotable show, but about 90 percent of it isn't fit for publication. We did a little digging, though, and found some fairly family-friendly quotes. See if you can guess which character said each line.
"I don't just hate this man. I hate all men."
Artie Bucco
Carmela Soprano
Jennifer Melfi
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Kind of surprisingly, this is not Carmela. It's Artie, who had his own complicated relationship with Tony.

"I think you have this M.O. where you manipulate spiritually thirsty women, and I think a lot of it is tied up with food somehow, as well as the sexual tension game."
Christopher Moltisanti
Carmela Soprano
Rosalie Aprile
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Wrong Answer

This is Carmela, calling out Father Intintola.

"I got dosed with acid once, back in '68. I was with your dad and them at the Copa … I look over. Your Uncle June's got laser beams shootin' out his eyes!"
Carmine Lupertazzi
Phil Leotardo
Paulie Walnuts
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Wrong Answer

This could really only be Paulie Walnuts.

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"Why was I born handsome instead of rich?"
Silvio Dante
Christopher Moltisanti
Ralph Cifaretto
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Ralph does seem to have a pretty high opinion of himself.

"You heard about the Chinese godfather? He made them an offer they couldn't understand."
Uncle Junior
Paulie Walnuts
Christopher Moltisanti
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Uncle Junior's never afraid to be totally offensive.

"There's no scraps in my scrapbook."
Carmine Lupertazzi
Johnny Sacrimoni
Phil Leotardo
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We're not sure what Phil meant by this quote (in a scene about whacking the entire Soprano crew), and it didn't seem like anyone else in the scene did, either.

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"Acting is mostly feelings unless the actor's driving a car or sword fighting or something."
Paulie Walnuts
Christopher Moltisanti
Adriana La Cerva
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This is Adriana, helping Christopher practice for his drama class.

"Bush let al-Qaida escape in the mountains? Then he has us invade some other country?"
Tony Soprano
A. J. Soprano
Silvio Dante
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A. J. is a boy/man of relatively few words for most of the series, but in the finale he lets loose with some political opinions.

"You're not gonna believe this. The guy killed 16 Czechoslovakians. He was an interior decorator."
Paulie Walnuts
Christopher Moltisanti
Tony Blundetto
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One of the most hilarious mishearings of the entire series, courtesy of Paulie Walnuts. (It was a guy with the interior ministry who killed 16 Chechen rebels.)

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"They used to call me Ichabod Crane."
Uncle Junior
Tony Blundetto
Bobby Baccalieri
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And they would've been pretty spot-on about Tony Blundetto.

"The highway was jammed with broken heroes on a last-chance power drive."
Ralph Cifaretto
Silvio Dante
Christopher Moltisanti
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Christopher, quoting the Boss while giving an excuse for lateness to his own boss. Possibly would've been even better coming from Silvio, though.

"A wrong decision is better than indecision."
Johnny Sacrimoni
Jennifer Melfi
Tony Soprano
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And that's why Tony was the boss.

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"I hear Ginny Sack is having a 90-pound mole taken off her ass."
Phil Leotardo
Ralph Cifaretto
Tony Soprano
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This is the joke that almost got Ralph whacked.

"A lot of top guys have dark moods. That Winston Churchill drank a quart of brandy before breakfast." 
Paulie Walnuts
Tony Blundetto
Silvio Dante
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This is Silvio, sticking up for Tony when he reveals he's been in therapy. He followed this with a not-safe-for-work comment about Napoleon.

"It's not the worst thing I ever heard. I was seeing a therapist myself about a year ago. I had some issues. Enough said. I learned some coping skills."
Father Intintola
Paulie Walnuts
Silvio Dante
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This is Paulie, on the subject of therapy again.

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"Is nothing sacred? What happened to this thing? If this was years ago, would I even have to ask? We bend more rules than the Catholic Church." 
Uncle Junior
Johnny Sacrimoni
Phil Leotardo
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This is Johnny, begging unsuccessfully to have Ralph whacked for insulting his wife.

"This alteration you had with him … you're at the precipice, Tony, of an enormous crossroad."
Little Carmine Lupertazzi
Silvio Dante
Christopher Moltisanti
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So many Sopranos characters misuse words and mix their metaphors, but Little Carmine's is one of the best.

"You want someone who's sensitive to your needs, but still decisive enough for the occasional grope in the closet."
Jennifer Melfi
Carmela Soprano
Rosalie Aprile
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This is Dr. Melfi talking to a friend.

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"Every day is a gift. It's just, does it have to be a pair of socks?"
Uncle Junior
Paulie Walnuts
Tony Soprano
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Wrong Answer

Classic quote from Tony.

"Whatever you do, don't engage Silvio in conversation."
Paulie Walnuts
Christopher Moltisanti
Carmela Soprano
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Wrong Answer

This is Christopher, advising Matt and Sean on working the executive card game.

"In the midst of death, we are in life, huh? Or is it the other way around?" 
Tony Soprano
Tony Blundetto
Paulie Walnuts
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This is Paulie, trying to make conversation with Meadow and her friends.

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"I'm like King Midas in reverse."
Tony Soprano
Uncle Junior
Phil Leotardo
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Poor Tony.

"I told him, someone owes you money, even if you gotta crawl, you get it."
Johnny Sacrimoni
Vito Spatafore
Paulie Walnuts
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Paulie's talking to Tony about Big Pussy.

"The only thing I ever found in the street was my first wife."
Eugene Pontecorvo
Richie Aprile
Bobby Baccalieri
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Eugene didn't have much luck in his professional or personal life.

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"What kind of animal smokes marijuana at his own confirmation?"
Jennifer Melfi
Carmela Soprano
Tony Soprano
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This is Carmela, horrified by A. J.

"You add up all your mortal sins and multiply that number by 50. Then you add up all your venial sins and multiply that by 25. You add that together, and that's your sentence. I figure I'm gonna have to do 6,000 years before I get accepted into heaven, and 6,000 years is nothing in eternity terms. I can do that standing on my head. It's like a couple of days here."
Uncle Junior
Christopher Moltisanti
Paulie Walnuts
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Paulie always seems so certain about everything, even if it makes no sense.

"If you can quote the rules, then you can obey them."
Phil Leotardo
Uncle Junior
Tony Soprano
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This is Tony, being the boss.

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"When I was a little kid, no older than that, I always used to wonder why nobody collected prayer cards like they collected baseball cards."
Phil Leotardo
Carmine Lupertazzi
Uncle Junior
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Deep thoughts from Uncle Junior.

"My daughter got off on this feminist rant. She told me it's demeaning for a girl to be working at the Bing. The fact that these girls make $1,500 a week has no bearing with my principessa."
Silvio Dante
Paulie Walnuts
Gigi Cestone
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The key is principessa, Silvio's nickname for his daughter.

"Do you think making a hamburger out of me would make you feel better?"
Ralph Cifaretto
Big Pussy Bonpensiero
Jennifer Melfi
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Wrong Answer

This is Dr. Melfi, questioning Tony during a therapy session.

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