Michael Franzese
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Fear didn't cause me to be a good mob guy.
He didn't use it against me.
I just knew that it was there.
Yes, it's an element of fear in that life, like there is in other lives, except that the consequences are more severe.
But what I'm saying is fear doesn't cause you to be a success in that life.
To me, it's understanding the life and knowing how to use it to benefit you in whatever it is you're trying to do.
But I will tell you this.
When I walked into a room sometimes to negotiate with somebody, well, that aura was there.
I didn't have to say anything.
They knew who I was.
They knew what I represented.
So maybe the fear was from the other side.
I better watch what I say here.
Stuff like that, yeah.
In certain cases, yes.
It's not the primary driving force, but yes, it is an element, and some people do use that, yes.
Well, I agree in part.
Are you familiar with an FBI agent named Lynn DiVecchio?
Okay, he was indicted for murder, for murders.