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Honestly, I think a good film is spiritual, regardless of whether its subject is faith.

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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I chase after inspiring stories.
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Honesty is not synonymous with truth.
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Whether we call it religion or faith, we all battle for a balanced integrated soul.
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In the quiet moments, the discoveries are made.
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I am drawn to intimate, often uncomfortable portraits of a woman persevering and awakening.
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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've always believed that if you are precise in your thoughts, it's not the lines you say that are important - it's what exists between the lines. What I'm compelled by most is that transparency of thought, what is left unspoken.
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I think all religions can agree on certain definitions of God and concepts of God, like God being the god of love, the great 'I am' energy.
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Music is what our feelings sound like.
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