Vera Farmiga Quotes

Faith is important to me.

You don't necessarily have to be religious to pray.

We take a lot for granted as second wave feminists, what our mothers and aunts did for us.

It's terrifying to be the lead. There's a moment of excitement, and then pure terror.

I love to be surprised.

I bet you could look at every single thing I've ever done and reduce it to that parenting schematic.

You don't have to be gay to be attracted to your friend.

I look for struggle in the roles I choose - struggle and perseverance.

I've played a lot of mothers in my movies.

I cannot even imagine college. I'm white-knuckling it just letting my son go to kindergarten for eight hours a day.

When you're breastfeeding a child, you don't have the same retention as you do when you're not.

Honesty is not synonymous with truth.

Whether you're making a million dollar film or a $100 million film there is never enough money, there's never enough time.

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

I chase after inspiring stories.

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

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

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

Esquire needs to be more like a mommy blog

Patrick sort of had a very pragmatic, practical, Ed-like approach and went down to see.

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.

I'm hooked on Polanski's films, his psychological thrillers. I love 'Rosemary's Baby,' I love 'Repulsion.'

I'm a full-time mom. I've never felt as prepared, as before maternity.

The fears and anxieties and obsessions wrapped up in being a parent.

You know what's more difficult to do organically? Laughing. It's actually one of the hardest things to do on camera.

I think the worst thing that can happen to a good actor is fame.

I think that films about faith made for faith-based communities have a certain tactic.

I'm part wood nymph. I require mountains and warm, dense patches of moss to thrive.

I rely on my directors, a lot. I love being directed.

I think all religions can agree on certain definitions of God and concepts of God, like God being the god of love, the great 'I am' energy.

There's just a deeper level of sophistication in the writing of female characters on TV.

You ought to have a perspective when you're making a film.

I think maybe I was a shepherdess in a past life.

The Ukrainian community is tight-knit by nature.

Your soul either feels lifted by something that you read, or it feels squashed by it.

I'm just someone who marvels at God.

I've never graced the cover of a fashion magazine.

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

I don't necessarily need Hollywood.

There's no wrong way to experience a film.

No role is more challenging, rewarding and inspiring than my real-life role as a mom and a wife.

My husband is my best friend; he knows my sensibilities.

It's a delicate thing for me, with how involved I am in social media and being a part of people's lives in a way that they want me to.

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

When you encounter sophistication in the creation of a female character, you thank the writers and you claim it.

The writers could always do an about-face and change everything

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

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

Normally, I rely heavily on my director to massage me out of my actor comfort zones.

I, for one, am tired of seeing movies about men damaging each other.

I'm pretty squeaky clean. No big tragedies in my childhood or adolescence or adulthood. I've had a very easygoing, simple life.

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

Sometimes I attract roles that are necessary either for personal growth or enlightenment.

I always thought Uncle Vanya could be a stoned masterpiece.

I have tender, romantic associations with upstate New York.

Chekhov, when it's done well and you're ready for it, can actually be quite funny.

When I look at female characters, I want to recognize myself in them: my trials, my tribulations as a mother, as a lover, as a daughter.

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

In the quiet moments, the discoveries are made.

We are all seekers in some way. There are those of us who think they have all the answers and there are those of us who may never get an answer.

I cherish each director that I have. I want to be maneuvered out of my comfort zones. I don't have the time to prepare.

Sometimes music helps. If I feel that it's bogus, I'll literally just call myself out on camera and say that it's dishonest. You do whatever it takes.

I'm from the school of, 'if you want more, you have to require more from yourself.'

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

The different tempos and yeah, it's cadence. It's the way she moves through space, it's gestures.

Whether we call it religion or faith, we all battle for a balanced integrated soul.

Music is what our feelings sound like.

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.

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.

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.

Someone once told me that religion is like a knife: You can stab someone with it, or you can slice bread with it.

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

It's true: I don't remember what life was like before parenthood.

It's thematic in my career, if you look at most of my choices. It is some level of exploration of maternal angst and maternal heroism.

I was very studious and square in college.

Esquire's all about mommy issues now. Breastfeeding, vaccinations, playdate etiquette.

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