Vera Farmiga Quotes

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.
Vera Farmiga

God, Live, Find

Music is what our feelings sound like.
Vera Farmiga

Music, Feelings, Sound

I think God gave us senses of humor, and we should use them.
Vera Farmiga

Humor, God, Gave

Am I ambitious? I used to be afraid of that word but now I think ambition is a good thing.
Vera Farmiga

Good, Afraid, Ambition

As an actor, you're sort of the court-appointed lawyer for the character.
Vera Farmiga

Character, Actor, Lawyer

Do I pray? Yes. Prayer is very important to me.
Vera Farmiga

Important, Prayer, Yes

Doubt is the middle position between knowledge and ignorance. It encompasses cynicism but also genuine questioning.
Vera Farmiga

Knowledge, Ignorance, Doubt

Editing is not a part of the filmmaking process I've ever been privy to as an actress.
Vera Farmiga

Process, Filmmaking, Actress

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.
Vera Farmiga

Beauty, Truth, Yourself

Faith is important to me.
Vera Farmiga

Faith, Important

Honestly, I think a good film is spiritual, regardless of whether its subject is faith.
Vera Farmiga

Faith, Good, Spiritual

I am drawn to intimate, often uncomfortable portraits of a woman persevering and awakening.
Vera Farmiga

Woman, Often, Intimate

I can't get my knickers in a twist about my age and ageing in an industry that caters to the ids of 14-year-olds.
Vera Farmiga

Age, Industry, Twist

I chase after inspiring stories.
Vera Farmiga

After, Stories, Chase

I come from a massive family, and the youngest is twentysomething years younger than I am, so I grew up with children.
Vera Farmiga

Family, Children, Younger

I didn't grow up watching film but as a Ukrainian-American, music and stories and dance are crucial.
Vera Farmiga

Music, Dance, Film

I don't have a caustic sense of humor. What I find funny, that humor comes from a much gentler place.
Vera Farmiga

Funny, Humor, Find

I don't necessarily need Hollywood.
Vera Farmiga

I feel my fuller-bodied characters are all in the independent films I do, and in the studio productions, I have to work harder to dimensionalize the characters. And that's certainly part of the job description of an actor - that's what you're supposed to do - but you have to work harder at it in the characters that I've encountered in studio films.
Vera Farmiga

Work, Job, Actor

I grew up in a Ukrainian Catholic-turned-Christian household, and that is my family's faith.
Vera Farmiga

Faith, Family, Household

I hate being manipulated by song. Don't tell me what I should be feeling. I don't want cellos or violins to be telling me that I should be bawling right now.
Vera Farmiga

Hate, Feeling, Tell

I have tender, romantic associations with upstate New York.
Vera Farmiga

Romantic, York, Tender

I have the best husband a wife could possibly have. He's the best father my children could have.
Vera Farmiga

Best, Husband, Wife

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.
Vera Farmiga

Character, Understand, Her

I just hate one-dimensional portrayals of religion; it's too cheap and easy to do, and ignores the nuances that go into having a belief system.
Vera Farmiga

Religion, Hate, Easy

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Biography

Nationality: American

Born: August 6, 1973

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