Michael Imperioli Reveals 'The Sopranos' Character He Wished He Had More Scenes With

Michael Imperioli played one of the most iconic and well-known characters on The Sopranos as Christopher Moltisanti and starred alongside many of the show's greatest talents from the late James Gandolfini to Edie Falco—but one character he wishes he had more screentime with is Uncle Jun.

In The Sopranos, Corrado John Soprano (played by Dominic Chianese), but better known as "Uncle Junior" or "Uncle Jun" is the uncle of main character Tony Soprano and head of the DiMeo crime family.

Despite being in similar circles and part of the same family, Christopher and Uncle Jun never had much screen time together on the show and now years later, Imperioli wishes they did.

"My favorite character has always been Uncle June," Imperioli told Newsweek.

"And one of the reasons why I started wanting to write for the show after season one was because I fell in love with all the characters, but Uncle Jun always holds a special place in my heart."

He explained: "Both the character and the actor Dominic Chianese, who's wonderful and did such a great job, was just so specific, funny, bitter, nasty and weird. And I would love Christopher to do more with it."

Imperioli sat down with Newsweek to discuss the release of his and co-star Steve Schippra's new book, "Woke Up This Morning: The Definitive Oral History of The Sopranos," which they wrote following the success of their Talking Sopranos podcast.

Schippra played henchman Bobby Baccalieri on the show and when asked what character he would have liked more scenes with, he answered none other than Christopher Moltisanti.

"I mean, we had a couple of scenes together. Not much. We had some little stuff together. Bobby and Christopher would make a kind of an opposite duo. You know kind of like real life."

Both actors have said rewatching the beloved HBO series for the book and podcast has been incredibly rewarding and a "revelation."

"How great the performances, the writing, the film-making. You know, I guess in the midst of it, when we were doing it, [we] maybe took it for granted a little bit because we were in it but with some distance. I'm just really, really amazed at the level of quality and how good the show is, to be honest," Imperioli said.

Schippra added: "I enjoyed every moment of watching it. I always knew it was funny. I didn't realize how funny and some performances that I thought were meh—now, just fantastic. I couldn't see anyone else in these roles except for the people that play them.

"The show is a masterpiece and David Chase: they throw 'genius' around a lot, but he is a genius."

"Woke Up This Morning: The Definitive Oral History of The Sopranos" is available at bookstores now.