The Joe Spinell Story2001

Sonny Grosso:
Joe was game for anything. Anything you wanted him to do on the set, he would do it. Unlike other actors I've worked with, they have to get into character for their roles. They have to get prepared to memorize their lines and have to go to their dressing rooms or trailers to rehearse, and you can't talk to them. They can't be disturbed. Joe could be shooting crap in a corner, or smoking a joint, or telling jokes to everyone on the set. Then I would yell out, "Spinell! You're on!" Boom, Joe drops what he's doing, comes on the set, and he's all ready.