Joseph D. Pistone
Public Servant
1939-09-17
Books by Joseph D. Pistone
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The way of the wiseguy
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Donnie Brasco
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Mobbed up
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Quotes by Joseph D. Pistone
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'Donnie Brasco' was 85 percent on the money. The only thing that they slanted was my feelings for Lefty and Sonny', and this idea that I didn't want to go through with seeing them in jail. I was never swayed. There was no conflict.
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I rarely carried a gun undercover.
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I'm always leery about bumping into somebody. One time I was with my wife in a restaurant, I saw somebody from my undercover days, and I got up and we just walked out.
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I didn't try to be a tough guy. I didn't try to be a big mobster. I was who I was. I didn't stop doing what I normally did. I worked out. I lifted weights. I ran. That's what I usually did.
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When you wear a wire, you're always in danger.
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