Vera FarmigaI come from a massive family, and the youngest is twentysomething years younger than I am, so I grew up with children.372Truth
Vera FarmigaI am drawn to intimate, often uncomfortable portraits of a woman persevering and awakening.352Reading
Vera FarmigaThere's no wrong way to experience a film.342Life
Vera FarmigaIn 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… ▶364Time
Vera FarmigaI 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.376Humanity
Vera FarmigaDo I pray? Yes. Prayer is very important to me. ✨ Vera Farmiga on 'Higher Ground'. Interview with Aaron Ross, www.motherjones.com. August 26, 2011.365Life
Vera FarmigaIt's a very different thing, religion and faith. Religion is man-made, it's man-regulated. And faith, you can define God as you wish. But I think they're two different things.365HopeThought
Vera FarmigaEditing 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 beaut… ▶377HopeTruth
Vera FarmigaI can't do Los Angeles. I've always been the anti-Barbie. I don't want to be in a place where almost every woman walks around with puffy lips, little noses and breasts large enoug… ▶355Hope
Vera FarmigaI grew up in a Ukrainian Catholic-turned-Christian household, and that is my family's faith.379Hope
Vera FarmigaI don't have a caustic sense of humor. What I find funny, that humor comes from a much gentler place.324Humor
Vera FarmigaI didn't grow up watching film but as a Ukrainian-American, music and stories and dance are crucial.302Humor
Vera FarmigaDoubt is the middle position between knowledge and ignorance. It encompasses cynicism but also genuine questioning. ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.336Sadness
Vera FarmigaRuminants are a perfectly normal thing to possess when you live in upstate New York. It's just moving scenery. It's kind of like the equivalent of Great Danes. It's the way you ke… ▶325Politics
Vera FarmigaHonesty is not synonymous with truth.326Truth
Vera FarmigaSomeone once told me that religion is like a knife: You can stab someone with it, or you can slice bread with it.251Reading
Vera FarmigaI think the worst thing that can happen to a good actor is fame. ✨ A Film of One’s Own. Interview with Lynn Hirschberg, www.nytimes.com. September 3, 2006.317ThoughtTime
Vera FarmigaIt's terrifying to be the lead. There's a moment of excitement, and then pure terror. ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes. www.imdb.com.284Time
Vera FarmigaIt's true: I don't remember what life was like before parenthood.285LifeTruth
Vera FarmigaI'm hooked on Polanski's films, his psychological thrillers. I love 'Rosemary's Baby,' I love 'Repulsion.'296Love
Vera FarmigaI 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 certain… ▶231Death
Vera FarmigaI chase after inspiring stories. ✨ Interview with Sean O'Neal, film.avclub.com. March 30, 2011.286Love
Vera FarmigaWhen I look at female characters, I want to recognize myself in them - my trials, my tribulations as a mother, as a wife, as a lover, as a daughter. ✨ For Vera Farmiga, A Se… ▶264LoveReflection
Vera FarmigaMusic is what our feelings sound like.299Sadness
Vera FarmigaAs an actor, you're sort of the court-appointed lawyer for the character. ✨ Vera Farmiga interview: Chats 'Up in the Air' and her craft. Interview with Stephen Whi… ▶235Politics
Vera FarmigaI have tender, romantic associations with upstate New York.235Politics
Vera FarmigaThere 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.214Death
Vera FarmigaYour soul either feels lifted by something that you read, or it feels squashed by it.258Reading
Vera FarmigaFaith is important to me. ✨ The One-Minute Interview with Vera Farmiga. Interview with Andrew Richdale, www.gq.com. August 25, 2011.225Hope
Vera FarmigaI love Saturday nights with my best friend and a big bowl of pasta, wanting a good scare, something that will say, 'Listen, your life is not as bad as this. Your life can be so mu… ▶193LifeLoveTime
