Why 'Blue Bloods' Alum Steve Schirripa Loves Making Hallmark Movies
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00:00So I wanted to next ask you about your new Hallmark movie that's coming out.
00:04February 22nd.
00:06What can you tell us about it?
00:07It's called Sisterhood, Inc., and it stars Rachel Leigh Cook and Daniela Monet.
00:13And I've never did a Hallmark movie. I was offered one years ago.
00:18It was, believe it or not, a bucket list thing.
00:22How many guys can go from The Sopranos to Hallmark?
00:26But I made the jump, and I was very happy, and I had a wonderful time,
00:30and we shot it up in the Albany area.
00:32And it's a Valentine's Day kind of movie.
00:36And the cast is wonderful, and I really had a good time.
00:40I hope to do more. I liked it.
00:43You know, very nice, no arguing, no killing, no nothing.
00:49Even on Blue Bloods, which I loved.
00:51But, you know, I must have killed four or five people.
00:53I killed more people as a cop than I did as a mobster.
00:58Do you watch a lot of Hallmark movies yourself?
01:00I've watched my share.
01:02I mean, I'm not glued to it, but yeah, I've watched.
01:05You know, listen, it's just a nice vibe.
01:10Sometimes you're not in a great mood, you don't want to watch anything heavy.
01:15If I want to watch bad stuff, you put the news on.
01:19Sometimes you just want to watch something nice.
01:23We're going to talk about your Fresh Pet ad,
01:25which unfortunately does not star Willie,
01:27but please tell us about how it came about.
01:30You know, they approached me.
01:32Willie's been eating Fresh Pet for two years,
01:34so it's kind of amazing when they called
01:37and they said if I would like to do the ad.
01:40And I read it, and it's so funny, and I kind of slipped.
01:45I've been playing a detective for the last nine years,
01:48but I slipped back into my old soprano-esque ways, as we say.
01:54And the commercial was really, really funny.
01:56And I wanted to bring awareness to people.
02:00You know, the dogs eat different now.
02:03You know, it's better for your dogs to eat, you know,
02:05fresh meat and vegetables and fruits.
02:08And it's okay to have the dog food in the refrigerator like we do,
02:11and we've had for years, you know.
02:13So I wanted to kind of bring awareness that it's okay.
02:16No more kibble, no more canned food.
02:18None of that stuff.
02:18Good, fresh stuff.
02:20And they live a longer life, a happy life.
02:23Look at them.
02:24This guy's going to be six years old.
02:26He eats Fresh Pet.
02:27He can't wait to eat it.
02:28I mean, it's quite amazing.
02:30He starts, he eats at 5 p.m.
02:33He starts up at about 4.30 out of a dead sleep.
02:36Boom.
02:37Trying to eat, you know.
02:38Yeah, they always know exactly what their dinner time is.
02:41Yeah, it's amazing.