“There's just a deeper level of sophistication in the writing of female characters on TV.” WritingCharacterLevelsTvsFemaleDeeperFemale CharactersSophistication Author:Vera Farmiga
“I've done TV, but never where you're given this much time to live with a character, to study the tone and hone it and repair stuff, to go back and watch old episodes and go, "Oh no, that's a misstep. That's a victory. I should do more of that, less of that."” ShouldDoneCharacterGivenStuffWatchesStudyTvsVictoryToneEpisodes Author:Vera Farmiga
“When you encounter sophistication in the creation of a female character, you thank the writers and you claim it.” CharacterCreationFemaleClaimsEncountersFemale CharactersSophistication Author:Vera Farmiga
“The more people know about you, the more face-time you get in the media, the harder your job becomes to create a character in whom people suspend disbelief.” PeopleKnowsCharacterJobsFacesMediaHarderDisbelief Author:Vera Farmiga
“Just because I’m telling a story about a woman losing faith is not my rebellion against what I grew up in. If anything, it really affected the way I approached the story, and in fact, approach everything. I don’t judge my characters.” IfsWayCharacterFactsStoriesJudgingGrewApproachGrew UpLosingRebellionAffectedLosing Faith Author:Vera Farmiga
“When I look at female characters, I want to recognize myself in them - my trials, my tribulations as a mother, as a wife, as a lover, as a daughter.” WantLooksCharacterMotherLoversDaughterFemaleTrialsFemale CharactersTribulationMother Daughter Author:Vera Farmiga
“The biggest research of all when I do a character is self-examination. You look at yourself and you ask, 'How am I similar to this person and how am I different?'” LooksPersonsDifferentSelfCharacterAsksResearchExaminationLook At YourselfSelf-examination Author:Vera Farmiga
“As an actor, you're sort of the court-appointed lawyer for the character.” CharacterActorsCourtLawyer Author:Vera Farmiga
“I feel my fuller-bodied characters are all in the independent films I do, and in the studio productions, I have to work harder to dimensionalize the characters. And that's certainly part of the job description of an actor - that's what you're supposed to do - but you have to work harder at it in the characters that I've encountered in studio films.” FeelsCharacterJobsFilmActorsHarderIndependentProductionsStudiosDescriptionWork HarderIndependent Film Author:Vera Farmiga
“I just can't feel lukewarm about a character. I either despise her, admire her, or don't understand her and want to understand her.” WantFeelsCharacterAdmireDespiseLukewarm Author:Vera Farmiga
