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" And hey-the psychiatrist in the show is Italian also. So people are going to focus on what they want to focus on. There's not much you can do about that. "

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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. "

" I think that you do get a little extra jolt of confidence when you win an Emmy. "

" I sort of love reading the scripts and going, 'Oh wow, what a great idea. I never would have thought of that.' "

" I do not cook. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" One of the ways I think I gain fodder for characters is by watching people. "

" I grew up kind of a tomboy and I used to fight with all the neighborhood boys. "

" It's hard to notice things without people noticing me and that takes some getting used to. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I have lots of friends and, like me, they're not married. So my kids have lots of godparents - men and women, gay and straight. My loft is always filled with people helping me out with them and loving them. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I'm an old-school, embarrassing Joni Mitchell fan. Her music made a hook in my soul and hasn't let go for all these years. I even sing her songs as lullabies to my kids. "

" 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. "

" My actual personality probably lies someplace between the two. "

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

" 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. "

" I was able to support myself by acting alone about six years ago. Until then, I was just scraping by. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I have this dog named Marley, and it is a kind of love I had never known. I have a hard time believing Marley did not come from my body. I know that sounds insane, but I feel that connected to her. She made me realize I wanted to adopt children. "