189 Quotes by Vera Farmiga

No role is more challenging, rewarding and inspiring than my real-life role as a mom and a wife.

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?'

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.

Am I ambitious? I used to be afraid of that word but now I think ambition is a good thing.

Music is what our feelings sound like.

I just can't feel lukewarm about a character. I either despise her, admire her, or don't understand her and want to understand her.

I was a Ukrainian folk dancer in my teens, and I toured the country in 1991, shortly before the break-up of the Soviet Union.

I just hate one-dimensional portrayals of religion; it's too cheap and easy to do, and ignores the nuances that go into having a belief system.

There's no wrong way to experience a film.