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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.

Vera Farmiga

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Vera Farmiga
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: August 6
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Clifton
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The depth of exploration of the male psyche and the female psyche is uneven. I see further, deeper renderings of what it means to be a man.
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I'm a full-time mom. I've never felt as prepared, as before maternity.
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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 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 didn't grow up watching film but as a Ukrainian-American, music and stories and dance are crucial.
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Esquire's all about mommy issues now. Breastfeeding, vaccinations, playdate etiquette.
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I've played a lot of mothers in my movies.
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Whether we call it religion or faith, we all battle for a balanced integrated soul.
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I am drawn to intimate, often uncomfortable portraits of a woman persevering and awakening.
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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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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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We take a lot for granted as second wave feminists, what our mothers and aunts did for us.
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In these times, in this harsh, rude, warring world that we live in, where most of the bloodshed is 'My god is greater than your god,' and we're fighting in the name of our god, we have to find a way to peaceably coexist, spiritually.
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I don't have a caustic sense of humor. What I find funny, that humor comes from a much gentler place.
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I think I always try to be accommodating and open and available and proving for my director. I love to give as many takes as they want. I love to give them as many choices as they want.
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