I found the issue where Shooter interviewed Colletta and they said this. In AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 240, or other issues with the same May 1983 cover date.

 Quote:

SHOOTER: Has anyone ever told you that you look like a Mafia boss?

COLLETTA: Back when Stan Lee was doing your job he once printed photos of all the artists in the comics one month, After he saw how my picture came out he called me up and asked me to come back and get another picture taken. He thought I looked too much like a gangster. He didn't want me to scare the kids... or their parents.