When 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. Vera Farmiga More Quotes by Vera Farmiga More Quotes From Vera Farmiga Music is what our feelings sound like. Vera Farmiga music-is sound feelings 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. Vera Farmiga making-a-difference differences want I, for one, am tired of seeing movies about men damaging each other. Vera Farmiga seeing tired men Your soul either feels lifted by something that you read, or it feels squashed by it. Vera Farmiga your-soul soul feels No role is more challenging, rewarding and inspiring than my real-life role as a mom and a wife. Vera Farmiga wife mom real 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 twists age years 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 rude fighting names To me representing clairvoyance, how was I going to achieve that, how I was going to capture that? For me, it all became about her gaze and the way she takes you in. It's a rhythmic thing and a stillness thing to consider but these are little details, little nuances. We were invited to the sanctity of her home and there were roosters running around and she's screaming, "Jackie, be quiet!" Even though she's in the middle of the thing. And these are the details that we wanted to incorporate into our story. Vera Farmiga stories home running Am I ambitious? I used to be afraid of that word but now I think ambition is a good thing. Vera Farmiga ambitious ambition thinking I think I always try to be accommodating and open and available and proving for my director. I love to give as many takes as they want. I love to give them as many choices as they want. Vera Farmiga choices giving thinking In the quiet moments, the discoveries are made. Vera Farmiga quiet-moments made discovery 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 zits ego editing I 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 much worse'. Vera Farmiga my-best-friend friendship night Not just as an actress, but on a human-being level, I've experienced frustration on many different levels. [With my] career, it would be more the frustration of not always finding challenging material or inspiring material ... [Acting is] therapeutic for me. I'm pretty accommodating. Vera Farmiga frustration careers challenges There's no wrong way to experience a film. Vera Farmiga wrong-way film way Doubt is the middle position between knowledge and ignorance. It encompasses cynicism but also genuine questioning. Vera Farmiga cynicism ignorance doubt 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. Vera Farmiga cameras helping sometimes When you encounter sophistication in the creation of a female character, you thank the writers and you claim it. Vera Farmiga encounters female character We're all sick of holy wars and bloodshed because religion is supposed to give us life and a better life and is supposed to bring out our best self. When it results in mass destruction and hatred and anxiety, it's the antithesis I think of what religion was designed to do. Vera Farmiga mass-destruction war thinking Whether we call it religion or faith, we all battle for a balanced integrated soul. Vera Farmiga integrated battle soul
