Alec Baldwin says he wanted to ‘whack’ Tony Soprano in dream ‘Sopranos’ role: ‘I am that man’

Alec Baldwin spoke to Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa for their “Talking Sopranos” podcast.

"I called up whoever it was… and said… ‘There’s only one man in this business who should come in, whack Jimmy, and ride off with Edie, and I am that man,’" Baldwin recalled to "Sopranos" co-stars Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa on a recent episode of the "Talking Sopranos" podcast. "They were like, ‘Sure, sounds great. We’ll add your name to the list of all the Irish actors who think that they should be on ‘The Sopranos,’" Baldwin claimed. Baldwin never made an appearance on the critically acclaimed HBO drama, which aired from 1997 until 2007. The outlet noted that viewers never saw Tony die on screen. Instead, the series had an ending that was up for interpretation, showing Tony sitting down with his family at a restaurant.