The original post: /r/television by /u/indig0sixalpha on 2025-04-14 14:11:39.

Original Title: When ‘The Sopranos’ Took Off, James Gandolfini Took Off Too; In a new biography cast and crew members recall the difficult era in which their leading man would frequently disappear from set: “At a certain point, HBO was fining him 250 grand a day. And he would say, Fuck it. I can’t come in to work.”