"I'm in the wrong racket if I didn't want a public life"

Joe Mantegna's quote suggests that he knows the general public life that comes with his selected occupation. He is implying that he is aware of the truth that his life will be in the public eye and that he is comfortable with that. He is suggesting that if he didn't want a public life, he would have chosen a different occupation. This quote indicates that he is content with the truth that his life will remain in the public eye which he is willing to accept the effects of his chosen occupation. It also recommends that he is positive in his capability to manage the public analysis that comes with his picked profession. This quote is a suggestion that Joe Mantegna is comfortable with the general public life that features his chosen profession and that he is positive in his ability to deal with the public analysis that features it.