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As an actor, you're sort of the court-appointed lawyer for the character.

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Vera Farmiga
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: August 6
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Clifton
New Jersey
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I rely on my directors, a lot. I love being directed.
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I love to be surprised.
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There are some times when I think acting can be a noble profession. And when those rare roles come along, like Down to the Bone, you have the opportunity to be of service.
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But I think for me, why I was drawn to the piece is, at the core of the story, it's a love story to me - between Ed and Lorraine, between these two families who are asking for help and us who are in the business of giving help.
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You dont necessarily have to be religious to pray.
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Faith is important to me.
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Your soul either feels lifted by something that you read, or it feels squashed by it.
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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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Whether we call it religion or faith, we all battle for a balanced integrated soul.
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I just wanted to make sure that yes, that those horror - they worked as a genre. To me, I just wanted to be touched by the film in the way that I saw plausible. Which is the story about compassion - giving and receiving it in those desperate times of need.
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It's thematic in my career, if you look at most of my choices. It is some level of exploration of maternal angst and maternal heroism.
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The nature of evil, the nature of it, it exists. It exists and I think within us we have the tools. If we have the will, we can combat it. I think the power is within us and it lies in our own conceptualization of God and positivity and compassion and love.
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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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Am I ambitious? I used to be afraid of that word but now I think ambition is a good thing.
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I'm pretty squeaky clean. No big tragedies in my childhood or adolescence or adulthood. I've had a very easygoing, simple life.
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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.
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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.
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I am drawn to intimate, often uncomfortable portraits of a woman persevering and awakening.
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I think the worst thing that can happen to a good actor is fame.
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I come from a massive family, and the youngest is twentysomething years younger than I am, so I grew up with children.
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