Editing is not a part of the filmmaking process I've ever been privy to as an actress. Vera Farmiga More Quotes by Vera Farmiga More Quotes From Vera Farmiga I am drawn to intimate, often uncomfortable portraits of a woman persevering and awakening. Vera Farmiga portraitsintimateawakening It's terrifying to be the lead. There's a moment of excitement, and then pure terror. Vera Farmiga excitementterrormoments The fears and anxieties and obsessions wrapped up in being a parent. Vera Farmiga anxietyobsessionparent I bring myself innately to it, yeah. I bring those details as much as I - what I don't obsess over is, there are certain ways I might've pushed it even a little more. For example, [to Warren] your accent. I know Warner Bros. at one point came in. I don't know, until you came to set, I know I wore that long tartan skirt and the ruffled blouse for that. Vera Farmiga littlesmightlong I have a lot of frustration with religion, organized religion, because it's man-made, because it's man-regulated. And it has nothing to do with my relationship with God. Vera Farmiga frustrationmademen I've done TV, but never where you're given this much time to live with a character, to study the tone and hone it and repair stuff, to go back and watch old episodes and go, "Oh no, that's a misstep. That's a victory. I should do more of that, less of that." Vera Farmiga victorycharacterwatches I'm thinking about anything and everything. I'm making stuff up in my head, I'm using sense memory. Sometimes when it doesn't come and you've got no choice because you're getting paid to do it, you grasp at straws. It's always easy now with my kids. I just create some "what-ifs" in my head, something horrible that would devastate me as a mother. Vera Farmiga mothermemorieskids Patrick sort of had a very pragmatic, practical, Ed-like approach and went down to see. Vera Farmiga pragmaticpracticalsapproach Do I observe holy days and holidays? Yeah, the ritual is very important to me. It's part of being Ukrainian Catholic. So every holy day we're baking pierogis and not eating meat. Vera Farmiga holy-daysholidaycatholic I'm pretty squeaky clean. No big tragedies in my childhood or adolescence or adulthood. I've had a very easygoing, simple life. Vera Farmiga childhoodtragedysimple I come from a massive family, and the youngest is twentysomething years younger than I am, so I grew up with children. Vera Farmiga grew-upchildrenyears I was very studious and square in college. Vera Farmiga studioussquarescollege Chekhov, when it's done well and you're ready for it, can actually be quite funny. Vera Farmiga chekhovwellsdone There's just a deeper level of sophistication in the writing of female characters on TV. Vera Farmiga femalewritingcharacter I've always believed that if you are precise in your thoughts, it's not the lines you say that are important - it's what exists between the lines. What I'm compelled by most is that transparency of thought, what is left unspoken. Vera Farmiga transparencylinesimportant I think the worst thing that can happen to a good actor is fame. Vera Farmiga inspirational-footballgamblingthinking I 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 enough to nourish a small country. Vera Farmiga barbienosescountry 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?' Vera Farmiga differentselfcharacter I do love directing. I'm only comfortable working in the independent film arena for a very small budget where I have creative control and I can put my stamp on it. Vera Farmiga arenaindependentcreative Do I pray? Yes. Prayer is very important to me. Vera Farmiga importantprayingprayer
