moment from that classic series. >> you know why we're here, so any doubts or reservations, now is the time to say so. no one will think any less of you because once you enter this family, there's no getting out. it comes before everything else. >> one of the greatest of all tv characters, perhaps the greatest. that part won james gandolfini three emmy awards. more on his extraordinary life and career. i want to begin with bill carter that covers television for the "new york times" and interviewed james gandolfini and remembers him as a huge talent. bill carter, it's a real shock. he was only 51, the peak of his acting powers. what is your reaction to the death of james gandolfini? >> i have to say i'm really stunned. i -- you know, did speak to him on many occasions and he was a warm guy, you know, he was not a great interview because he was sort of reserved, not at all