Vera Farmiga
Vera Farmiga
Vera Ann Farmigais an American actress, director and producer. She began her career on Broadway in the play Taking Sides. She made her television debut in the Fox fantasy series Roar, and her film debut in the drama-thriller Return to Paradise...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth6 August 1973
CityClifton, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
growth enlightenment roles
Sometimes I attract roles that are necessary either for personal growth or enlightenment.
perseverance struggle looks
I look for struggle in the roles I choose - struggle and perseverance.
mom maternity prepared
I'm a full-time mom. I've never felt as prepared, as before maternity.
frustration careers challenges
Not just as an actress, but on a human-being level, I've experienced frustration on many different levels. [With my] career, it would be more the frustration of not always finding challenging material or inspiring material ... [Acting is] therapeutic for me. I'm pretty accommodating.
independent creative arena
I do love directing. I'm only comfortable working in the independent film arena for a very small budget where I have creative control and I can put my stamp on it.
running home roosters
To me representing clairvoyance, how was I going to achieve that, how I was going to capture that? For me, it all became about her gaze and the way she takes you in. It's a rhythmic thing and a stillness thing to consider but these are little details, little nuances. We were invited to the sanctity of her home and there were roosters running around and she's screaming, "Jackie, be quiet!" Even though she's in the middle of the thing. And these are the details that we wanted to incorporate into our story.
moving hands essence
I listened more than I asked. There's a lot of information online, so many Youtube videos, countless interviews with all those obvious questions that were all answered for me. I just wanted to absorb her essence. I wanted to see the details, she has such mad style. I just wanted to see - the way she communicates with her hands, these gestures, her smile, how she moves through space.
children breastfeeding retention
When you're breastfeeding a child, you don't have the same retention as you do when you're not.
parent anxiety obsession
The fears and anxieties and obsessions wrapped up in being a parent.
needs blogs
Esquire needs to be more like a mommy blog
issues breastfeeding etiquette
Esquire's all about mommy issues now. Breastfeeding, vaccinations, playdate etiquette.
media delicate-things people
It's a delicate thing for me, with how involved I am in social media and being a part of people's lives in a way that they want me to.
done chekhov ready
Chekhov, when it's done well and you're ready for it, can actually be quite funny.
party people rooms
Partying has never been my thing. I've been around some wild people. I've been in the same room and watched them experiment, and that's been entertaining.