Edie Falco Quotes
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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One must always try to see the truth of a situation - it makes things universal.
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We are slaves to whatever we don't understand.
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It amazes me that talking about traditional values is controversial, but it seems to be.
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death.
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I never want to make a complete, 180 reactional record. I wanted a connection to what I've done in the past but still move forward and evolve.
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I don't have a radio or TV going all the time. It's very important to have awareness, to know when you tense up and then to stop that.
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I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.
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I would love to direct one day. I value the relationship that I have with a director so much, and I would be really excited to be on the other end of that relationship.
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Jewelry, to me, is a pain in the derriere, because you have to be watching it all the time.
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Islam was hijacked on that September 11, 2001, on that plane, as an innocent victim.
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I love Bob Altman. I always admired him so much because I always thought he was a genuine voice.
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So, I think I'd be grateful for the next job. I always am. And I always consider everything I do to be the last thing I do.
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The greatest things are accomplished by individual people, not by committees or companies.
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Way back when I was a junior pastry chef, I'd bake loads of muffins every morning, as many as 120 or so, while operating on autopilot.
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My role models were always the Pacinos and the Oldmans, the guys who get dirty with their characters, and I arrived in L.A. during the big boom of 'Dawson's Creek.' I was getting cast as the boy next door, or the friend of the jock. I thought, 'Did I really have to do all that studying?'
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Not a lot of people have jobs that they're really comfortable with, but I'm one of those people.
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Jesus is an example. We have other examples, including many of our ancestors as role models who understood the inner meaning of our orientation.
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After defining an idea of what I want to achieve, through a series of storyboard images, I'll go to the ends of the earth to create it, whether that involves obscure camera lenses or the latest electronic techniques.
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Purity of personal life is the one indispensable condition for building up a sound education.
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For writing, I get up early in the morning - 5 o'clock, 4:30. I'm a morning person... So I try to do it while people are asleep. The mornings are the nicest.
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If the White House could do more to tell parents that getting children reading is their business too, we'd see a big difference. Hollywood and the NBA or NFL could step in, too. In England they have an event called Book Day, where every child receives a pound to use at any bookstore.
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I grew up with parents who really encouraged me to listen to as much music as I could.
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Life is not fair. And you have to choose your battles, because there are some that you cannot win. If you're passionate about something, then you should pick up your flag and run with it.
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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.
