“Leave the Gun. Take the Cannoli:”What The Godfather Can Teach Us About Disclosure!
It All Connects! By Lisa Puzo Strickland, PhD
December 2025
My second cousin, Mario Puzo, finished penning his masterpiece, The Godfather, in 1968. Both his book and screenplay adaptation gave the global audience timeless phrases that have remained a part of pop culture dialogue for nearly sixty years.
Interestingly, one of those phrases, “Leave the gun. Take the cannoli,” was in neither Mario’s publication nor his script. Only the first part, “Leave the gun,” was originally written.
Actor Richard Castellano, who played the part of Clemenza, wisely took his wife’s suggestion and added the impromptu “Take the cannoli,” to the scene for, what would become, an unforgettable improvisation.
My father would often repeat his cousin’s quippy expressions to bring levity to a situation or to make a point.
While The Godfather is far from being a source for cheerful advice, Dad often used the “cannoli” phrase to remind us that we always have the choice to leave or lessen the negative and take or magnify the positive.
Throughout my career in the music and television industries, I often reflected upon this very sentiment to help me remain optimistic and resist slipping into panic or pessimism. Thankfully, more times than not, I took the cannoli!
THE CREATORS
Actors, producers, directors, writers, podcasters, authors, and anyone whose talent lies in the ability to simultaneously inform and captivate an audience are often referred to as content creators.
The UAP community today is saturated with these types of creatives who understand that the Disclosure of UAP and non-human intelligence (NHI) is as pertinent as it is audience grabbing.
We content creators turn a phrase, highlight a fact, and are at our best when we make certain that the truth about our real reality is not shadowed by falsity or foreboding but is rather well-lit and front of stage.
During this era of Disclosure, we individually and collectively must aim to maintain that elevated composition as we reveal our discoveries through the lens of entertainment.
We are, therefore, not just content generators and members of the media. We are technically each an integral part of a massive reality refocus, one that, although is still suffering from slow exposure, has become sharply reimagined by awakened intent.
We are, in fact, disclosers.
THE CONTENT
Disclosers hold the responsibility to not only properly present but also positively position, reason being that the Disclosure of extraterrestrial life existing among us offers humanity the chance to beta test our current belief systems and ancestral strategies.
Disclosure can prompt us to shake the proverbial box and reform our philosophical base. And this cannot be done freely within the grip of fear.
This, then, magnifies the need for value-based journalism and constructive reporting, approaches that clearly state the truth sans the alarming sensationalism that plagues major media outlets today.
But sadly, most media hubs and celebrity talking heads (except for those few whose integrity does not allow) rely on fear’s capacity to incite doubt and divisiveness – conditions that have historically boosted ratings and controlled narratives.
This toxic methodology grants fear and denial the fuel needed to douse psyches and dampen the truth as Disclosure persists.
We disclosers, therefore, have the crucial job to “leave the gun”, dispel the fear, and wrap all verifiable content within an unexaggerated doily of empowering perspectives - not deluded mechanisms that merely sugar coat the truth - but honest outlooks that will open minds and promote curiosity.
Because Disclosure is too epochal a task to happen any other way.
THE CANNOLI
Some disclosers are widely recognized for bringing the UAP topic to larger audiences. That growing list includes Luis Elizondo, former US Department of Defense and author of the New York Times best-seller, Imminent, as well as Joe Rogan of The Joe Rogan Experience, NewsNation’s Ross Coulthart, and director/producer Dan Farah, whose documentary, Age of Disclosure, hit Amazon Prime in November.
Others less-known, do their part through social media and word of mouth.
And all understand that each of us has an equally significant role to play in this game of many shifting pieces.
Our goal is to get the facts and then ethically broadcast those facts by resisting cheap scare tactics and instead encouraging narratives that illuminate the evidence and foster intellectual discussion.
So, as we, the self-appointed disclosers, investigate and inform, may we also inspire viewers and followers with a veracious intensity, packing each presented fact with thought-provoking verbiage and optimistic candor.
May we strive to elevate humanity to higher sights where a newfound excitement for life - all of life - is unlocked.
And may we remember that building trust is far more powerful than increasing swipes.
This is our chance to nudge our species to turn old paradigms on their heads and give legs to more advanced ideals.
In other words, it’s time to leave behind what makes us less and take only what makes us better.
Now that’s an offer you can’t refuse!
Photo credit for Main Image Above: Paramount Pictures Corp.
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Lisa Puzo Strickland holds a PhD in Philosophy and Parapsychology. She is a Member of the Board of Directors of the Hollywood Disclosure Alliance.
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