Edie Falco Quotes

Obviously, it wasn't meant for me to die of cancer at 40. Every day my life surprises me, just like my cancer diagnosis surprised me. But you roll with it. That's our job as humans.

The common misconception is that as an actress you have to learn what you're doing. No, you just have to make the audience think you've learned it.

I'm an old-school, embarrassing Joni Mitchell fan. Her music made a hook in my soul and hasn't let go for all these years. I even sing her songs as lullabies to my kids.

I don't have examples in my life of people who are all good or bad; I have deeply loved many people who are both, and I relate to those kinds of people on a far greater level.

But I've always been hard to cast, I've never been an ingenue, I've never been the romantic lead. I'm an actor; give me the script and I do what I do and hope it's good.

I was a young kid from Long Island who wanted to do something large with her life, so I can relate to that.

Being a single mother was the right thing for me. But I have a tremendous amount of help from my friends. They're in love with my kids, and my kids are in love with them.

I was able to support myself by acting alone about six years ago. Until then, I was just scraping by.

I've watched those shows my whole life - being on one is like a dream. It's hard to balance that dream with the fact that this is the Edie I've known my whole life.

My actual personality probably lies someplace between the two.

I actually washed my window once, and it fell through - it was being held together by the dirt.

All I ever wanted to do was act. And pay my bills

I've never been all that interested or aware of what people are thinking about me or saying about me. I think that has kept me safest and sanest.

One of the ways I think I gain fodder for characters is by watching people.

I sort of love reading the scripts and going, 'Oh wow, what a great idea. I never would have thought of that.

I don't watch a lot of television.

It's hard to notice things without people noticing me and that takes some getting used to.

I'm just not one of those people who thought having biological children was that important, to me it was more about wanting to raise a child.

There's a little good and bad in everyone. Everybody I've ever loved is very complicated.

I love being able to take a nap in the afternoon.

Coming home to my family afterward makes the work richer, easier and more fun.

In my household there is an insane amount of laughter and celebration.

I'm a very ritualistic, routine-oriented person, and I discovered over the years that I love working Monday through Friday.

I think that you do get a little extra jolt of confidence when you win an Emmy.

There is no question that sobriety has made me a better actor, made me a better person.

My kids have never seen me scream at anybody. They've never seen an argument. There's never been even a cold silence. And those are things that I grew up with because my parents did end up divorcing.

An addict is an addict. If they're not acting out in one area, it tends to come out in another. I think there was a time when I considered myself a work addict, but that's no longer accurate.

It's a very complicated issue, this fame thing - I was not really cut out for it. There are some really fantastic things about it, but it's difficult for a private person like myself.

The high-grossing films are not all that interesting to me, I have to say. It's not stuff I would want to be in. Yes, you would want the big paycheck, but that's never really been my concern.

I don't know what it must be like to be a writer in general, but to be a comedy writer, it's got to be something - it's a very special kind of talent.

I’m not sad about any of my life. It’s so unconventional. It doesn’t look anything like I thought it would.

Mother elephants in the circus cannot help their babies, but we can.

I grew up kind of a tomboy and I used to fight with all the neighborhood boys.

The second you are handed a newborn it is yours. It doesn’t matter what body it came out of. I’ve never felt more strongly about anything in my life.

I love to hand sew. I sometimes make clothing for my children, which of course they grow out of in a matter of minutes. I thoroughly love it.

I really am profoundly grateful just in general in my life. I've had an embarrassing amount of good fortune.

I never really wanted kids. I didn't not want them, but motherhood just wasn't something that pulled at me.

I grew up as a tomboy. I was always barefoot, running races with the guys on the block, climbing trees, and beating kids up.

I wanted to act; that was my one goal. I wanted to devote all my time to acting and not waitressing or anything else.

As a single mom, I'm juggling a lot and working long hours. Yes, it costs them a little, but what my children get in return is a mother who is energized and content.

The world gets very small after a while, if you stick around long enough.

I'm not sad about any of my life. It's so unconventional. It doesn't look anything like I thought it would.