Vera Farmiga Quotes & Sayings

“I'm part wood nymph. I require mountains and warm, dense patches of moss to thrive.”

“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.”

“I look for struggle in the roles I choose - struggle and perseverance.”

“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.”

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

“Someone once told me that religion is like a knife: You can stab someone with it, or you can slice bread with it.”

“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.'”

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

“I am drawn to intimate, often uncomfortable portraits of a woman persevering and awakening.”

“In the quiet moments, the discoveries are made.”