[ APPLAUSE ] >>> WELCOME BACK, EVERYONE.
EDIE FALCO IS ONE OF THE MOST
TALENTED AND VERSATILE ACTORS IN
OUR GENERATION.
OUR GENERATION. HER NEW FILM PREMIERES ON
NETFLIX THIS FRIDAY.
WE’RE GOING TO DISCUSS THE FILM
BUT HERE’S A LOOK AT HER CAREER.
EDIE FALCO HAS GRACED THE BIG
AND SMALL SCREENS, PLAYING
STRONG FEMALE CHARACTERS IN
HOLLYWOOD OVER 25 YEARS.
SOME OF HER ROLES INCLUDED DE
DENISE IN "LOWS OF GRAVITY" THAT
TURNED INTO "HOMICIDE: LIFE ON
THE STREET."
THE STREET." AND THEN, SHE WAS THE FIRST
FEMALE CORRECTIONAL OFFICER ON
"OZ."
"OZ." >> JUST BECAUSE WE KNEW EACH
OTHER IN A FORMER LIFE,
DEPARTMENT MEAN YOU’RE GOING TO
GET SPECIAL TREATMENT.
>> BUT HER BIG BREAK CAME WHEN
SHE WAS CAST AS CARMELA ON "THE
SOPRANOS."
SOPRANOS." >> YOU KNOW WHAT I DON’T
UNDERSTAND, TONY -- WHAT DOES
SHE HAVE I DON’T HAVE?
>> Reporter: A ROLE THAT EARNED
HER TWO EMMYS AND THREE GOLDEN
GLOBES.
GLOBES. AND SHE SPENT SIX YEARS PLAYING
THE ADDICTED NURSE JACKIE.
WINNING ANOTHER EMMY IN THE
PROCESS.
PROCESS. MORE RECENTLY, FALCO TOOK ON THE
ROLE OF LESLIE ABRAHAMSON, IN
"TRUE CRIME" THAT EARNED HER
ANOTHER EMMY NOMINATION.
>> IS IT POSSIBLE ERIC AND HIS
BROTHER HONESTLY BELIEVED THEIR
PARENTS WERE GOING TO KILL THEM?
>> Reporter: HER LATEST PROJECT,
"THE LAND OF STEADY HABITS."
SHE PLAYS A WOMAN WHOSE HUSBAND
IS OFFERING INGSUFFERING A MID L
AND STARTS MAKING ALL THE WRONG
CHOICES.
CHOICES. WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?
I DON’T HAVE TO BABY SIT YOU.
>> PLEASE HELP ME WELCOME EDIE
FALCO.
FALCO. [ APPLAUSE ]
HI.
HI. GREAT TO HAVE YOU HERE.
>> IT’S FUN TO WATCH THE
HIGHLIGHT REEL.
HIGHLIGHT REEL. I KNOW YOU’RE A LIFE LONG
NEW YORKER.
NEW YORKER. WHAT IS THIS DAY?
WE’RE THINKING ABOUT IT AND
THINKING ABOUT OUR LAST GUESTS.
>> YOU’RE NOT FEELING IT ALONE.
I WAS ON THE STREET WATCHING THE
WHOLE THING HAPPEN.
AND I DON’T KNOW.
A NUMBER OF YEARS WILL EVER PASS
WHEN IT DOESN’T JUST GET ME IN
MY GUT.
MY GUT. VERY DEEP, AS IF SOMETHING
HAPPENED TO NEW YORK CITY’S LIKE
MY FAMILY, MY BABY.
>> TO ITS VERY SOUL.
>> THAT’S RIGHT.
>> LIKE, NOT ALL THE HEROISM
THAT HAPPENED THAT DAY, BUT MY
HUSBAND TALKS ABOUT HOW HE SAT
IN THIS PUB WITH HIS BUDDIES
BECAUSE THEY WERE IN THE
FINANCIAL DISTRICT.
FINANCIAL DISTRICT. WAITING FOR ONE AFTER ANOTHER TO
COME IN.
COME IN. AND ONE AFTER ANOTHER, THEY DID,
EXCEPT FOR ONE.
>> OH, NO.
>> AND BY THE END OF THE DAY,
THEY REALIZED THINK HAD LOST
THEIR FRIEND.
THEIR FRIEND. YOU CAN’T HELP BUT THINK IN 17
YEARS, IT FEELS LIKE A LIFETIME
AND FEELS LIKE NOTHING.
>> WE STORE INFORMATION SO
DIFFERENTLY DURING TRAUMAS LIKE
THAT.
THAT. IT DOESN’T MAKE SENSE IN THE
SCHEME OF THE WAY I THINK ABOUT
TIME PASSAGE, FOR SURE.
>> I READ IN SHOOTING THE LATEST
PROJECT, IT WAS SHOT IN
WESTCHESTER.
WESTCHESTER. YOU DON’T LIKE TO LEAVE NEW YORK
SO MUCH.
SO MUCH. >> IF I CAN HELP IT.
I’M SNOBBY THAT WAY.
HOPEFULLY I CAN STAY THAT WAY.
BUT I HAVE TWO KIDS.
I CAN’T JUST PICK THEM UP AND
BRING THEM PLACES.
WHEN I WAS 20 AND OUT OF SCHOOL,
YOU PACK A BAG AND GO TO
BULGARIA.
BULGARIA. >> I CAN’T DO THAT.
>> I LIKE MY HOUSE.
>> HOW OLD ARE YOUR KIDS?
>> 10 AND 13.
>> THEY’RE LITTLE.
>> YOU’RE STILL IN IT.
>> LET’S MOVE ON.
I LOVE THEM DEARLY.
IT’S A HARDAGE.
>> IT WAS FUN WATCHING THE CLIP
OF THE NEW NETFLIX MOVIE "THE
LAND OF STEADY HABITS."
WE SAW CARMELA UPSET ABOUT THE
CHEATING.
CHEATING. THIS IS BECOMING A THEME IN YOUR
MOVIES NOW.
MOVIES NOW. THE HUSBAND IN "LAND OF STEADY
HABITS" FINDS HIMSELF.
AND IT DOESN’T WORK OUT WELL FOR
THE WIFE.
THE WIFE. WHAT ATTRACTED YOU TO THAT?
>> WHEN I FIRST APPROACH
SOMETHING, I HAVE TO READ IT.
IF IT’S SOMETHING THAT GRABS ME
AND MAKES ME WANT TO KEEP
READING, THAT’S A SIGN.
BEN MENDELSON IS A FORCE TO BE
RECKONED WITH.
RECKONED WITH. I WAS THRILLED TO WORK WITH HIM.
A LOT OF REALLY GREAT ACTORS.
>> ALSO, YOU HAVE THIS HISTORY
OF PLAYING THESE STRONG, DYNAMIC
WOMEN.
WOMEN. MOST RECENTLY WHEN WE TALKED, IT
WAS LESLIE ABRAMHAMSONABRAHAMSON
[ APPLAUSE ] >>> AND WE’RE BACK, NOW, TALKING
WITH AWARD-WINNING ACTOR, EDIE
FALCO.
FALCO. YOU WERE PLAYING LESLIE
ABRAHAMSON, THIS NO-HOLDS-BARRED
ATTORNEY.
ATTORNEY. YOU WON YOUR 14th EMMY
NOMINATION?
NOMINATION? >> OKAY.
>> OKAY. >> IT’S REALLY INCREDIBLE.
CAN I ASK YOU, DOES IT MEAN
SOMETHING TO YOU?
>> IT MEANS THAT I GET TO WORK
IN THIS FIELD THAT I ADORE.
I GET TO DO THIS THING THAT I
LOVE.
LOVE. AND PEOPLE ARE WATCHING IT AND
RESPONDING TO IT.
THAT’S WHAT IT MEANS.
>> IT’S INCREDIBLE FROM OUR
VANTAGE POINT.
VANTAGE POINT. WELL-DESERVED.
WELL-DESERVED. IN ADDITION TO YOUR FILM WORK
AND SCREEN WORK, YOU’RE IN "THE
TRUE."
TRUE." JUST MOMENTS AGO, WE’RE LOOKING
AT KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND OUT THERE,
NEW YORKER HERSELF.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. >> THE PLAY HAS SOMETHING TO DO
WITH HER ANCESTRY.
>> KIND OF.
I HAD TO AGREED TO DO THE PLAY
BEFORE I KNEW THAT.
I DON’T KNOW WHY I FEEL LIKE I
NEED TO SAY THAT.
>> IT’S NOT A PARTISAN THING FOR
YOU.
YOU. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH. IT’S JUST THE STORY OF A
FASCINATING WOMAN WHO HAD HER
HANDS IN POLITICS.
SHE DIDN’T HAVE A TITLE.
AND IT TURNS OUT TO BE KIRSTEN
GILLIBRAND’S GRANDMOTHER.
GILLIBRAND’S GRANDMOTHER. >> HER NANA.
HAS THAT GIVEN YOU TAKEAWAYS
THAT MIGHT BE USEFUL TO THE REST
OF US?
OF US? >> I HAD BEEN IMMERSED IN THAT
WORLD, INADVERTENTLY.
WORLD, INADVERTENTLY. YOU KNOW, I HAVE BECOME OBSESSED
WITH POLITICS, LIKE MANY OF MY
FRIENDS, OVER THE LAST NUMBER OF
YEAR
YEAR YEARS.
YEARS. SO, I FELT LIKE I WAS ALREADY
THERE.
THERE. OVERALL, IT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE
THE PANIC AND THE HAND WRINGING
GOING ON RIGHT NOW, WE’VE BEEN
THROUGH SO MUCH OF THIS BEFORE.
THE HISTORY IS CYCLICAL.
THINGS THAT WENT ON IN THE ’70s
IS RINGING TRUE, IT’S NEVER
HAPPENED BEFORE.
HAPPENED BEFORE. HOW WILL WE REPAIR THIS?
I THINK THAT OUR COUNTRY, OUR
DEMOCRACY
DEMOCRACY DEMOCRACY, IS STRONGER THAN THE
LITTLE THICKS THAT CAN HAPPEN IN
ITS NAME.
ITS NAME. I FOUND THAT TO BE COMFORTABLEIN
>> THAT’S VERY COMFORTING.
IT’S VERY COMFORTING TO KNOW THE
COUNTRY IS STEADY.
WHAT’S NEXT FOR YOU?
YOU NEVER REST.
>> I REST.
TRUST ME, I REST.
I HAVE THINGS IN THE PIPELINE.
THIS INDUSTRY IS UNUSUAL.
I DON’T KNOW WHAT’S GOING ON.
>> IT’S VERY SLIMMING FOR AN
ACTOR.
ACTOR. I DON’T KNOW WHAT WILL COME TO
BE AND WHAT WON’T.
THERE’S A LOT OF INTERESTING
STUFF COMING DOWN THE PIPELINE.
>> WE WILL BE WATCHING IT ALL.
IT’S BEEN A PLEASURE, HONESTLY.
LOVE EVERYTHING YOU’VE DONE.
AND DON’T FORGET, "THE LAND OF