Edie Falco quotes

Edie Falco is an acclaimed American actress known for her powerful performances in television and film. Her most famous roles include Carmela Soprano in "The Sopranos" and Jackie Peyton in "Nurse Jackie." She has won multiple Emmy and Golden Globe awards for her work. Here are 44 of her quotes:

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

Edie Falco

Is it harder having kids and working? It definitely is, but the payoff is you get to go home to your kids, and it all balances out. And I know I'm a better mother when I'm engaged in something outside of the house.

Edie Falco

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

Edie Falco

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

Edie Falco

We're living in a time when parenting is not at all mirroring the way I was parented. For me, I just followed my parents around on their errands; when they were busy on the phone, I was quiet. It's a different kettle of fish these days: They run the house, and you listen to their music, and you go to their appointments.

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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.

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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.

Edie Falco

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

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

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Throughout my career I've played a lot of parts that might've been played by a man. They're human roles rather than specifically men or women. I've never been as hooked into that as a lot of women are, you know, like, 'There aren't enough roles for women.' There aren't necessarily a lot of good roles for anybody.

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

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

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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.

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

Edie Falco

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

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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.

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

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I have this dog named Marley, and it is a kind of love I had never known. I have a hard time believing Marley did not come from my body. I know that sounds insane, but I feel that connected to her. She made me realize I wanted to adopt children.

Edie Falco

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

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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.

Edie Falco

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

Edie Falco

My actual personality probably lies someplace between the two.

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