NEW YORK (AP) — Some memorable lines spoken by the late James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano in “The Sopranos”:

—”You know my feelings: Every day is a gift. It’s just, does it have to be a pair of socks?”

—”What kind of (expletive) human being am I, if my own mother wants me dead?”

—About his father: “The belt was his favorite childhood development tool.”

—”Nothing beats popping up some Orville Redenbachers and listening to ‘Men in Black.’”

—”Nowadays, everybody’s gotta go to shrinks and counselors, and go on ‘Sally Jessy Raphael‘ and talk about their problems. What happened to Gary Cooper? The strong, silent type.”

—”I gotta be honest with you. I’m not getting any satisfaction from my work.”

—”I’m like King Midas in reverse. Everything I touch turns to (expletive).”

—”You got any idea what my life would be worth if certain people found out I checked into a laughing academy?”

—”When you’re married, you’ll understand the importance of fresh produce.”

—”It wasn’t like it was friggin’ Cobain. It was just a little suicidal gesture, that’s all.”

James Gandolfini, who won three Emmy Awards for his indelible role as mob boss Tony Soprano in HBO‘s “The Sopranos,” died while on vacation in Italy at age 51. While Tony Soprano was a larger-than-life figure, Gandolfini was exceptionally modest and obsessive — he described himself as “a 260-pound Woody Allen.” HBO called the actor a “special man, a great talent, but more importantly a gentle and loving person who treated everyone, no matter their title or position, with equal respect.”

Gandolfini’s performance in “The Sopranos” was career-making, but he worked steadily in film and on stage after the series ended. He earned a 2009 Tony Award nomination for his role in the celebrated production of “God of Carnage.” He played Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta in Kathryn Bigelow’s Osama bin Laden hunt docudrama “Zero Dark Thirty.” Here are some images that celebrate Gandolfini’s career.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Celebrity cook Paula Deen says she has used racial slurs in the past but insists she and her brother, who are accused of racial and sexual discrimination in a lawsuit by a former manager of their restaurant, don’t tolerate hateful behavior.

In a court deposition filed Monday in federal court, an attorney for former restaurant manager Lisa Jackson presses the 66-year-old Deen about her racial views and those of her brother, Bubba Hiers. Deen is asked if she’s ever used “the N-word.” She responds: “Yes, of course.”

Deen says she likely used the slur in the 1980s after a black man held her at gunpoint at the Georgia bank where she worked.

Deen insists she and her brother object to slurs being used in “any cruel or mean behavior.”

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar is joining a star-studded country music concert planned to benefit victims of last month’s deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma.

Toby Keith announced Wednesday that Hagar and country music legends Mel Tillis and John Anderson would be joining his Oklahoma Twister Relief Concert on July 6 at the University of Oklahoma’s Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman. Other performers include Garth Brooks and his wife, Trisha Yearwood, Willie Nelson and Ronnie Dunn.

Organizers say the $25 tickets will go on sale Friday. Ticket proceeds will benefit the United Way of Central Oklahoma’s tornado relief efforts.

Keith is a native of Moore, where 24 people were killed in a top-of-the-scale EF5 tornado on May 20.