Vera Farmiga Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

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

“We are all seekers in some way. There are those of us who think they have all the answers and there are those of us who may never get an answer.”

“When I look at female characters, I want to recognize myself in them: my trials, my tribulations as a mother, as a lover, as a daughter.”

“There are women who make things better, there are women who change things, there are women who make things happen, who make a difference. I want to be one of those women.”

“I'm from the school of, 'if you want more, you have to require more from yourself.'”

“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.”

“I think maybe I was a shepherdess in a past life.”

“My only real advice to Oscar nominees is, 'If you haven't actually seen a competitor's film, don't fib and say you have and blow smoke up their wahooziewhatsits.' Always best to be frank and tell them the truth.”

“Offers come all the time, but I'm pretty particular. I really have to be wowed by a character I encounter in a script, or a storyline. I really do need to feel inspiration, otherwise I'm just happy planting perennials and making goat cheese.”

“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.”