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I look for struggle in the roles I choose - struggle and perseverance.

Vera Farmiga

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Vera Farmiga
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: August 6
Actress
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Television Producer
Clifton
New Jersey
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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.
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Chekhov, when it's done well and you're ready for it, can actually be quite funny.
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Music is what our feelings sound like.
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Just because I’m telling a story about a woman losing faith is not my rebellion against what I grew up in. If anything, it really affected the way I approached the story, and in fact, approach everything. I don’t judge my characters.
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Whether we call it religion or faith, we all battle for a balanced integrated soul.
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Sometimes I attract roles that are necessary either for personal growth or enlightenment.
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I didn't grow up watching film but as a Ukrainian-American, music and stories and dance are crucial.
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We take a lot for granted as second wave feminists, what our mothers and aunts did for us.
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Someone once told me that religion is like a knife: You can stab someone with it, or you can slice bread with it.
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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.
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I love to be surprised.
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I am drawn to intimate, often uncomfortable portraits of a woman persevering and awakening.
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I, for one, am tired of seeing movies about men damaging each other.
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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.
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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.
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I bet you could look at every single thing I've ever done and reduce it to that parenting schematic.
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Editing is not a part of the filmmaking process I've ever been privy to as an actress.
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I cannot even imagine college. I'm white-knuckling it just letting my son go to kindergarten for eight hours a day.
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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.
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