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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.

Edie Falco

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Edie Falco
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: July 5
Actor
Film Actor
Film Actress
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Brooklyn
New York
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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.
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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.
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I grew up kind of a tomboy and I used to fight with all the neighborhood boys.
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There is no question that sobriety has made me a better actor, made me a better person.
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I was a young kid from Long Island who wanted to do something large with her life, so I can relate to that.
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With everything that you do, once the costume is on, and you're in the pretend hospital, and you're there with your co-workers, it all sort of snaps into place: Who you are, what it feels like, who these people are to you.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Addiction has had such an impact on my life and the people I love, and there really is not a lot about it that is funny. So the last thing I wanted was to give the impression that it’s all fun and games, and isn’t it funny what she gets away with.
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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 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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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?
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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.
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I grew up as a tomboy. I was always barefoot, running races with the guys on the block, climbing trees, and beating kids up.
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I really am profoundly grateful just in general in my life. I've had an embarrassing amount of good fortune.
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In my household there is an insane amount of laughter and celebration.
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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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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.
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