111 Quotes by Edie Falco

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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