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There's no wrong way to experience a film.

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
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Whether we call it religion or faith, we all battle for a balanced integrated soul.
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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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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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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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I cherish each director that I have. I want to be maneuvered out of my comfort zones. I don't have the time to prepare.
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I am drawn to intimate, often uncomfortable portraits of a woman persevering and awakening.
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I'm thinking about anything and everything. I'm making stuff up in my head, I'm using sense memory. Sometimes when it doesn't come and you've got no choice because you're getting paid to do it, you grasp at straws. It's always easy now with my kids. I just create some what-ifs in my head, something horrible that would devastate me as a mother.
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Do I pray? Yes. Prayer is very important to me.
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I'm incredibly spiritual. There are like tens of thousands of denominations I don't fit in any one of those denominations comfortably. But I have a very personal relationship with God.
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The fears and anxieties and obsessions wrapped up in being a parent.
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You dont necessarily have to be religious to pray.
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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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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 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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I'm a full-time mom. I've never felt as prepared, as before maternity.
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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 have tender, romantic associations with upstate New York.
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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 grew up in a Ukrainian Catholic-turned-Christian household, and that is my family's faith.
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I don't necessarily need Hollywood.
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