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Vera Farmiga Quotes

American - Actress | August 6, 1973 -

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.

Hate Religion Easy Go Belief Cheap

Editing is not a part of the filmmaking process I've ever been privy to as an actress.

Process Filmmaking Editing Been Part

Editing yourself is like an irksome coin toss. You've got to strip yourself of super ego and operate from the id. Maybe I've got my Freud mixed up. It's just hard to trade a beauty shot for the performance with truth and a brightly lit zit.

Beauty Truth Yourself Ego You Hard

Normally, I rely heavily on my director to massage me out of my actor comfort zones.

Me Comfort Actor Massage Director

Sometimes I attract roles that are necessary either for personal growth or enlightenment.

Growth Enlightenment Sometimes Either

Ruminants are a perfectly normal thing to possess when you live in upstate New York. It's just moving scenery. It's kind of like the equivalent of Great Danes. It's the way you keep your grass mowed. It's the way you keep your weed-whacking to a minimum.

Live Great New York Moving Scenery

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.

God Faith Religion Think Wish You

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.

Life Best Religion Sick Self Better

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.

Love Choices Think Want Try Open

Working with children is a whole other ball game. They're like little animals. You have to keep the camera turned on them all the time. Sometimes it takes a 41-minute take to get one sentence out in a believable way.

Children Time Game Camera You Way

I hate being manipulated by song. Don't tell me what I should be feeling. I don't want cellos or violins to be telling me that I should be bawling right now.

Hate Me Song Feeling Now Want

There's no wrong way to experience a film.

Experience Wrong Way Film Wrong Way

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