It's terrifying to be the lead. There's a moment of excitement, and then pure terror. Vera Farmiga More Quotes by Vera Farmiga More Quotes From Vera Farmiga Music is what our feelings sound like. Vera Farmiga music-issoundfeelings 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-differencedifferenceswant I, for one, am tired of seeing movies about men damaging each other. Vera Farmiga seeingtiredmen Your soul either feels lifted by something that you read, or it feels squashed by it. Vera Farmiga your-soulsoulfeels No role is more challenging, rewarding and inspiring than my real-life role as a mom and a wife. Vera Farmiga wifemomreal 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 twistsageyears 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 rudefightingnames 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 storieshomerunning Am I ambitious? I used to be afraid of that word but now I think ambition is a good thing. Vera Farmiga ambitiousambitionthinking 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 choicesgivingthinking In the quiet moments, the discoveries are made. Vera Farmiga quiet-momentsmadediscovery 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 zitsegoediting 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-friendfriendshipnight 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 frustrationcareerschallenges There's no wrong way to experience a film. Vera Farmiga wrong-wayfilmway Doubt is the middle position between knowledge and ignorance. It encompasses cynicism but also genuine questioning. Vera Farmiga cynicismignorancedoubt 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 camerashelpingsometimes When you encounter sophistication in the creation of a female character, you thank the writers and you claim it. Vera Farmiga encountersfemalecharacter 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-destructionwarthinking 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 daughtermothercharacter
