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I chase after inspiring stories.

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
Vera Ann Farmiga
Chase
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I spent a lot of time reading blogs by mothers who had children with varying degrees of neural dysfunction, from schizophrenia to all sorts of different issues. And honestly, I don't think it's different for anybody. There's no right way to make sure your child will be emotionally and mentally healthier. It's just frustrating.
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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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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.
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The different tempos and yeah, it's cadence. It's the way she moves through space, it's gestures.
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The limelight is a tricky place, because you can't believe what's going on around you. You stop observing. You stop perceiving. You stop extending yourself, and you become isolated.
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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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Sometimes music helps. If I feel that it's bogus, I'll literally just call myself out on camera and say that it's dishonest. You do whatever it takes.
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The experience of giving birth itself made me feel more womanly.
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It's a delicate thing for me, with how involved I am in social media and being a part of people's lives in a way that they want me to.
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It's such a measure of your solidarity with Ed, that when you would give lectures, he would be wearing a tartan tie that matched. And I demanded that outfit, I thought it was so punk - her long skirt, she looked like a Scottish queen, so regal.
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My husband is my best friend he knows my sensibilities.
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Faith is important to me.
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There's just a deeper level of sophistication in the writing of female characters on TV.
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No role is more challenging, rewarding and inspiring than my real-life role as a mom and a wife.
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My father instilled in me - of utmost importance and innate in me is the yearning to determine for myself - to define God, to define holiness for myself.
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In the quiet moments, the discoveries are made.
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Whether we call it religion or faith, we all battle for a balanced integrated soul.
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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 think God gave us senses of humor, and we should use them.
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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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