Vera Farmiga Quotes
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In these times, in this harsh, rude, warring world that we live in, where most of the bloodshed is 'My god is greater than your god,' and we're fighting in the name of our god, we have to find a way to peaceably coexist, spiritually.
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I've played a lot of mothers in my movies.
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I was a Ukrainian folk dancer in my teens, and I toured the country in 1991, shortly before the break-up of the Soviet Union.
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I'm from the school of, 'if you want more, you have to require more from yourself.'
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Normally, I rely heavily on my director to massage me out of my actor comfort zones.
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I am drawn to intimate, often uncomfortable portraits of a woman persevering and awakening.
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You don't have to be gay to be attracted to your friend.
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There are women who make things better, there are women who change things, there are women who make things happen, who make a difference. I want to be one of those women.
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I, for one, am tired of seeing movies about men damaging each other.
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Editing yourself is like an irksome coin toss. You've got to strip yourself of super ego and operate from the id. Maybe I've got my Freud mixed up. It's just hard to trade a beauty shot for the performance with truth and a brightly lit zit.
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I just can't feel lukewarm about a character. I either despise her, admire her, or don't understand her and want to understand her.
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I'm saying that the depth of exploration of the male psyche and the female psyche is uneven. I see further, deeper renderings of what it means to be a man.
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No! The other thing, that God brought us together for a reason.
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I grew up in a Ukrainian Catholic-turned-Christian household, and that is my family's faith.
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I come from a massive family, and the youngest is twentysomething years younger than I am, so I grew up with children.
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I have tender, romantic associations with upstate New York.
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My father instilled in me - of utmost importance and innate in me is the yearning to determine for myself - to define God, to define holiness for myself.
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Faith is important to me.
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In the quiet moments, the discoveries are made.
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As an actor, you're sort of the court-appointed lawyer for the character.
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I didn't grow up watching film but as a Ukrainian-American, music and stories and dance are crucial.
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I've always believed that if you are precise in your thoughts, it's not the lines you say that are important - it's what exists between the lines. What I'm compelled by most is that transparency of thought, what is left unspoken.
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There are some times when I think acting can be a noble profession. And when those rare roles come along, like 'Down to the Bone,' you have the opportunity to be of service.
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I've never felt the breath of God – you can take that statement literally or metaphorically – more than when I was yearning for a personal, intimate connection to something bigger than me.