Edie Falco

In her two-hour-and-twenty-minute interview, Edie Falco discusses her childhood on Long Island and attending college at SUNY Purchase, where she studied acting. She describes moving to New York after graduation to pursue her acting career and early television roles on the soap opera Loving, and the series Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order. Falco then tells the story of being cast on Oz by series creator Tom Fontana, and discusses working with the cast and writers, and the legacy of the series. She then talks extensively about The Sopranos, including her admiration for show creator David Chase, her feelings about her character, “Carmela Soprano,” her character’s relationship with “Tony” and the experience of working with the late James Gandolfini, and specific episodes of the series, including the finale. Falco then moves on to her next series, Nurse Jackie, describing her experience working with the cast, writers, and showrunners, sharing her thoughts about the series being categorized as a comedy at the Emmys, and her desire for her character’s addiction to be depicted honestly. She talks about her work on Louis C.K.’s show Horace and Pete and concludes by sharing what she likes about acting, advice to aspiring actors, her proudest career achievement, and where she sees herself in ten years. Adrienne Faillace conducted the interview on November 15, 2016 in New York, NY.