{"id":805520,"date":"2018-04-11T12:22:15","date_gmt":"2018-04-11T16:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=805520"},"modified":"2018-04-11T12:27:07","modified_gmt":"2018-04-11T16:27:07","slug":"michael-imperioli-interview-knicks-recruit-lebron-james-grant-hill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/michael-imperioli-interview-knicks-recruit-lebron-james-grant-hill\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Imperioli talks helping Knicks recruit free agents, new book"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ever so passionate about his Big Apple roots, Michael Imperioli is a longtime Knicks fan. He remains loyal to the team, basking in the glory of The Garden each and every time he walks in. Moreover, it was there that the actor had a chance encounter with a hero whose work continues to inspire him, both professionally and personally.<\/p>\n
“I met Lou Reed around 1993 or ’94 at a Knicks game. I caught him going down the escalator. I was about to do a movie called\u00a0I Shot Andy Warhol\u00a0<\/em>and I knew he wasn’t really happy with us making a movie about the woman who shot his friend,” Imperioli told KnicksJournal.com.<\/a>\u00a0“But I thought it was a good way to start a conversation with a living legend. I told him I was a big fan. Lou said he thought the movie (idea) was despicable, but then turned back and told me my character was a very funny guy and I should just do my thing and enjoy it.”<\/p>\n “Lou had a big influence on me. His music touched me. He was someone who was always pushing the envelope,” the actor pointed out. “He was very kind to me and I had been in the studio with him. We did several benefits together.”<\/p>\n