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 on age
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 on beauty
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 on change
There's no wrong way to experience a film. Vera Farmiga on experience
I grew up in a Ukrainian Catholic-turned-Christian household, and that is my family's faith. Vera Farmiga on faith
Whether we call it religion or faith, we all battle for a balanced integrated soul. Vera Farmiga on faith
I think that films about faith made for faith-based communities have a certain tactic. Vera Farmiga on faith
It'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. Vera Farmiga on faith
Honestly, I think a good film is spiritual, regardless of whether its subject is faith. Vera Farmiga on faith
I grew up in a Ukrainian Catholic-turned-Christian household, and that is my family's faith. Vera Farmiga on family
I come from a massive family, and the youngest is twentysomething years younger than I am, so I grew up with children. Vera Farmiga on family
I don't have a caustic sense of humor. What I find funny, that humor comes from a much gentler place. Vera Farmiga on funny
You earn very little money on independent films and I'm the provider for my home, so I do have to think of taking one for the accountant time and again and that means studio pictures. Vera Farmiga on home
I think God gave us senses of humor, and we should use them. Vera Farmiga on humor
I don't have a caustic sense of humor. What I find funny, that humor comes from a much gentler place. Vera Farmiga on humor
Doubt is the middle position between knowledge and ignorance. It encompasses cynicism but also genuine questioning. Vera Farmiga on knowledge
I've played a lot of mothers in my movies. Vera Farmiga on movies
There really are three types of 'religious' movies: the ones that make fun of it, the ones that vilify it and the ones that literally preach to the converted. Vera Farmiga on movies
I, for one, am tired of seeing movies about men damaging each other. Vera Farmiga on movies