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. ”

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. ”

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. ”

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

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

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

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. ”

Well, yeah, but I probably wasn't as open about my desperation. ”

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. ”