'GOODFELLAS' Actors, filmmakers come together for DVD release

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The theme of the night was "breaking bread, not legs" when some of the cast and filmmakers of "Goodfellas" reunited for a traditional sit-down dinner Monday night.
Ray Liotta, Paul Sorvino and real-life mob informant Henry Hill -- whose gangland experiences inspired the story -- showed up to gobble baked ziti, swap stories, sing some Italian opera and recall director Martin Scorsese's acclaimed mob movie.
Many hadn't seen one another since they shot the movie 15 years ago.
Sorvino, who played gang boss Paulie Cicero, said he desperately wanted the role but played hard to get with Scorsese.
"I didn't think I had that kind of brutality," he said, recalling his first meeting with Scorsese. "I even went with a pinky ring and a black overcoat, I swear to God. I never wore a pinkie ring in my life before or since, but I wanted the role so bad! I think Marty had me in mind for it early on. So I said, 'I don't think the money is quite right.' He said, 'I'll take care of that!' And after I walked out I thought, 'I've just hoodwinked the greatest director in the world.'"
Sorvino doesn't slice his garlic thin with a razor blade and dissolve it in olive oil like his character in the movie. "I like having the chunks in there," he said.
Scorsese, currently working on his new film "The Aviator," did not attend the dinner, which was hosted by Warner Home Video to promote Tuesday's new special-edition DVD release of "Goodfellas."