I never watched it either, but I used to see James Gandolfini on the corner of Jane and Washington Street in the West Village where he had an apartment. He always seemed to be pacing up and down having an animated, serious sounding conversation on his cellphone with his sleeves rolled up. I had no idea who he was, but I remarked to a friend one day "that guy looks like a mobster." She says "I'm not surprised, it's him off The Sopranos."