Edie Falco
Edie Falco
Edith "Edie" Falcois an American television, film, and stage actress, known for her roles as Diane Whittlesey in the HBO series Oz, Carmela Soprano on the HBO series The Sopranos, the title character of the Showtime series Nurse Jackie, and Sylvia Wittel on the Louis C.K. web series, Horace and Pete...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth5 July 1963
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
years support acting
I was able to support myself by acting alone about six years ago. Until then, I was just scraping by.
dream hard-life balance
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.
thinking winning littles
I think that you do get a little extra jolt of confidence when you win an Emmy.
friday monday years
I'm a very ritualistic, routine-oriented person, and I discovered over the years that I love working Monday through Friday.
children people important
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.
cutting issues complicated
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.
dog children crazy
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?
kids parent silence
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.
interesting want stuff
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.
men careers might
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.
important actors littles
Writers, actors, anybody working on an ensemble-type thing, there are going to be some creaks in the beginning. It seems like there's tremendous potential in just letting things sort of breathe a little bit. It's tremendously important.
pay bills wanted
All I ever wanted to do was act. And pay my bills
running block kids
I grew up as a tomboy. I was always barefoot, running races with the guys on the block, climbing trees, and beating kids up.
sobriety actors better-person
There is no question that sobriety has made me a better actor, made me a better person.