Vera Farmiga Quotes

Vera Ann Farmiga is an American actress, film director, and producer.

Farmiga began her career on stage in the original Broadway production of Taking Sides . She made her television debut in the Fox fantasy series Roar , and her film debut in the drama-thriller Return to Paradise . Farmiga made her directorial debut in 2011 with the acclaimed drama film Higher Ground, in which she had a leading role.

Farmiga's breakthrough came in 2004 with her starring role as a mother harboring a secret drug habit in the drama Down to the Bone. She received further praise for the drama film Nothing But the Truth , and won critical acclaim for playing Alex Goran in the 2009 comedy-drama Up in the Air, for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award, SAG Award, BAFTA Award, and Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

Farmiga also had starring roles in the political thriller The Manchurian Candidate , the crime drama The Departed , the historical drama The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas , the romance drama Never Forever , the romantic comedy Henry's Crime , the science fiction thriller Source Code , the action thriller Safe House , and the biographical drama The Front Runner .

Farmiga portrayed paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren in the blockbuster horror film The Conjuring and its sequel The Conjuring 2 . From 2013 to 2017, she starred as Norma Louise Bates in the A&E drama-thriller series Bates Motel, which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. These roles, along with parts in Joshua and Orphan , saw her dubbed as a contemporary scream queen.

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Famous Vera Farmiga Quotes

“No! The other thing, that God brought us together for a reason.”

As quoted in " The Conjuring 2013 https://movquotes.com/8231/" as Lorraine Warren.

“I found I was really comfortable taking on a different personality. It saved me from myself, in a way.”

On choosing to become an actor, as quoted in " Scared No More http://www.backstage.com/news/scared-no-more/" by Jenelle Riley at Backstage (March 2, 2006)

“There are some times when I think acting can be a noble profession.”

As quoted in " A Film of One's Own http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/03/magazine/03actesses.html" by Lynn Hirschberg at The New York Times (September 3, 2006)

“My husband watched it live online and I was awakened with coffee and the good news. He's my biggest fan and he was really rooting for this to happen.”

On her Primetime Emmy Award nomination, as quoted in " Vera Farmiga talks about her Emmy nomination, the next season of 'Bates Motel,' and 'The Conjuring 2' http://www.ew.com/article/2013/07/18/vera-farmiga-emmy-bates-motel-conjuring" by Clark Collis at Entertainment Weekly (July 18, 2013)

Vera Farmiga Quotes

“It's just an incredible gift, giving birth. I never felt so empowered, so powerful, so womanly as I did after I gave birth. I felt more feminine than I ever had in my life.”

As quoted in " Vera Farmiga's New Role: The Gal Who Dumps George Clooney http://parade.com/40183/jeannewolf/1203-vera-farmiga/" by Jeanne Wolf at Parade (December 3, 2009)

“Faith is important to me. I wanted to make sure the tone was reverent. I'm just someone who marvels at God. I grew up Catholic, but I'm very comfortable in all religions.”

On her directorial debut film Higher Ground, as quoted in " The One-Minute Interview with Vera Farmiga http://www.gq.com/story/vera-farmiga-higher-ground-interview" by Andrew Richdale at GQ (August 25, 2011)

“As an actor, you're sort of the court-appointed lawyer for the character. And that's what used to draw me to scripts – something in a woman that I wanted to defend, something that I recognized or wanted to understand, something that turned my head.”

As quoted in " Vera Farmiga interview: Chats 'Up in the Air' and her craft http://www.nj.com/entertainment/movies/index.ssf/2009/12/vera_farmiga_interview_chats_up_in_the_air_and_her_craft.html" by Stephen Whitty at NewJersey.com (December 7, 2009)

“I've gravitated towards independent cinema because you have to work harder in studio scripts to flesh out characters, particularly female ones. They are not as sharply edged, they tend to be quite watery. They are not renderings of women as I know them.”

As quoted in " Vera Farmiga: 'I demand a lot from myself' https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/mar/27/vera-farmiga-film-interview" by Elizabeth Day at The Guardian (March 27, 2011)

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