“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
“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.” WayLittlesStoriesHomeRunningWantedMiddleAchieveQuietDetailsCaptureStillnessInvitedRepresentingNuanceSanctityJackieRoostersClairvoyance Author:Vera Farmiga
“But I think for me, why I was drawn to the piece is, at the core of the story, it's a love story to me - between Ed and Lorraine, between these two families who are asking for help and us who are in the business of giving help.” ThinkingGivingTwoHelpingStoriesPiecesAskingCoreLove StoryAsking For HelpGiving HelpLorraine Author:Vera Farmiga
“I just wanted to make sure that yes, that those horror - they worked as a genre. To me, I just wanted to be touched by the film in the way that I saw plausible. Which is the story about compassion - giving and receiving it in those desperate times of need.” WayNeedsGivingStoriesWantedFilmCompassionSawsHorrorGenreDesperateTouchedReceivingPlausibleTime Of NeedGiving And ReceivingDesperate Times Author:Vera Farmiga
“I didn't grow up watching film but as a Ukrainian-American, music and stories and dance are crucial.” InspirationalStoriesFilmGrowsGrowing UpDanceCrucialUkrainianAmerican Music Author:Vera Farmiga
