I was a Ukrainian folk dancer in my teens, and I toured the country in 1991, shortly before the break-up of the Soviet Union. – Vera Farmiga
I’m saying that 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. – Vera Farmiga
Doubt is the middle position between knowledge and ignorance. It encompasses cynicism but also genuine questioning. – Vera Farmiga
Honestly, I think a good film is spiritual, regardless of whether its subject is faith. – Vera Farmiga
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. – Vera Farmiga
I can’t get my knickers in a twist about my age and ageing in an industry that caters to the ids of 14-year-olds. – Vera Farmiga
You earn very little money on independent films and I’m the provider for my home, so I do have to think of taking one for the accountant time and again and that means studio pictures. – Vera Farmiga
I love Saturday nights with my best friend and a big bowl of pasta, wanting a good scare, something that will say, ‘Listen, your life is not as bad as this. Your life can be so much worse.’ – Vera Farmiga
I didn’t grow up watching film but as a Ukrainian-American, music and stories and dance are crucial. – Vera Farmiga
I am drawn to intimate, often uncomfortable portraits of a woman persevering and awakening. – Vera Farmiga
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. – Vera Farmiga
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. – Vera Farmiga
I come from a massive family, and the youngest is twentysomething years younger than I am, so I grew up with children. – Vera Farmiga