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'm from the school of, 'if you want more, you have to require more from yourself.'
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I've played a lot of mothers in my movies.
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The biggest research of all when I do a character is self-examination. You look at yourself and you ask, 'How am I similar to this person and how am I different?'
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I am drawn to intimate, often uncomfortable portraits of a woman persevering and awakening.
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Normally, I rely heavily on my director to massage me out of my actor comfort zones.
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You don't have to be gay to be attracted to your friend.
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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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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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No! The other thing, that God brought us together for a reason.
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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 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 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, for one, am tired of seeing movies about men damaging each other.
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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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In the quiet moments, the discoveries are made.
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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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I'm part wood nymph. I require mountains and warm, dense patches of moss to thrive.
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You earn very little money on independent films and I'm the provider for my home, so I do have to think of taking one for the accountant time and again and that means studio pictures.
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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 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.
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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.