Vera Farmiga Quotes

Rigidity is the enemy of acting. And I think that people who stay up all night focusing on every beat they're going to do the next day always end up getting screwed.

As actors we're always trying to use our creative imagination.

I think fear is one of the natural states of most actors, to be honest.

Acting is the ability to dream on cue.

I think that different actors go about their preparation differently, but when it comes to acting, I use my imagination.

What I really like doing is storytelling, finding the body language that is necessary for the story. And when I'm doing it and it's working, I'm thrilled.

I do find comedy difficult. I don't know why. Maybe I think about it too much. There's a tremendous amount of pressure to be funny.

I am an actor and I live in the world of pretend in my working capacity. I live in the world of my imagination.

Every time you get on a stage or in front of a camera, the whole exercise is about imagination. You're constantly depicting something that doesn't exist, and trying to find the reality of it. Once you settle on that premise, everything else is a matter of degrees.

Acting is the most communicative thing I can imagine doing.

Everything you do on set is directly related to your imagination when you read the script for the first time.

Being an actor is an extension of telling a story and I loved story telling as a child.

I was always very creative. I was always into acting and dancing when I was younger.

Everything, I think, about acting is based on imagination.

The most fun you can possibly have as an actor is to walk that line between what's real and what's interesting.

Acting is a strange job because your control is very limited.

You know, working as an actor, I'm always working within my own imagination.

I'm great at telling stories with the kids. I do all my different accents. We make our own stories up all the time, the four of us, me and Hannah and the kids.

The theater, for me, has always been a place where I'm free to be more creative, a place to sharpen my tools.

Acting is an imaginative leap, really, isn't it? And imaginations prosper in different circumstances.

I think the challenge for an actor is always to see which parts of you you can explore and go have fun with.

An actor's life is like a series of - it's like the first day of school happening over and over again.

I was that kid who was always practicing crying or falling asleep or being angry or being excited. I was that weirdo in my room making faces.

Actors are good liars; writers are good liars with good memories.

On some level, acting is the art of pretend, and you have to have a highly cultivated sense of imagination. You have to be able to see things that aren't there, no matter what aspect of acting, whether it's green screen, whether it's on stage, whether it's anything else, whether you're working on the radio.