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. – Edie Falco
My friends started having children after college, while I was pursuing this crazy acting career and living hand to mouth. Plus, all my boyfriends were artists struggling to make a living. Having kids didn’t make any sense – why would I take on more of a financial burden when I couldn’t even afford a dog? – Edie Falco
I’m not sad about any of my life. It’s so unconventional. It doesn’t look anything like I thought it would. – Edie Falco
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 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. – Edie Falco
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. – Edie Falco
I’ve also learned to no longer feel guilty if I’m invited out and don’t want to go. If I start to say to myself, ‘What’s wrong with you that you’re staying in five nights in a row to watch ‘Forensic Files’ instead of going out with your friends’ I remind myself that it’s what I need to do for myself at that point. – Edie Falco
I think there was a time when I considered myself a work addict, but that’s no longer accurate. My life has changed so dramatically over the last number of years, especially having a family now. My priorities have shifted. – Edie Falco
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. – Edie Falco
It’s hard to notice things without people noticing me and that takes some getting used to. – Edie Falco
I actually washed my window once, and it fell through – it was being held together by the dirt. – Edie Falco
I really am profoundly grateful just in general in my life. I’ve had an embarrassing amount of good fortune. – 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 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. – Edie Falco
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. – Edie Falco
There’s a little good and bad in everyone. Everybody I’ve ever loved is very complicated. – Edie Falco
I was able to support myself by acting alone about six years ago. Until then, I was just scraping by. – 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. – Edie Falco
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. – 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
