Taissa Farmiga Quotes & Sayings

I get scared easily, so I'm not one for just sitting down with a bowl of popcorn and watching horror stories. But, I mean, I'm learning more. Maybe one day I'd like to be able to watch them. — Taissa Farmiga

Admiration is great, but there is a line not to cross. — Taissa Farmiga

I'm on Twitter. I created my account for my fans, and I do respond back once in a while, because they're so great. — Taissa Farmiga

Being in the moment is the best thing I can do. — Taissa Farmiga

It's a crazy world, stardom. I don't even think of myself as a star. I just like to go to work. — Taissa Farmiga

To be honest, I didn't have any expectations. I really didn't know what to expect. What I was most nervous about was the repetition of doing it over and over and over again. Does that get stale? How do you keep it fresh? Then I realized it's always new because you get to keep playing the next moment. — Taissa Farmiga

When I was younger, I didn't have any aspirations to be an actress. — Taissa Farmiga

I try to stay far away from anything creepy and supernatural. I'd rather not think about it. — Taissa Farmiga

Whether it was good or bad, that was the day, and you have to let it go. — Taissa Farmiga

All my friends are like, 'Can you be on my side in the zombie apocalypse?' and I'm like, 'I got this.' — Taissa Farmiga

I'm a perfectionist, so it's hard for me to just accept that that I can't keep working until it's perfected. But I'm learning, I'm growing as a human in that way. — Taissa Farmiga

I'm actually pretty afraid of scary movies, so I can't watch them at night, but I am a fan during the daytime! — Taissa Farmiga

I didn't even want to start acting when I started. At least, I never thought about it. — Taissa Farmiga

I don't have much to compare it to because I really didn't know much about theater. After I signed on, I started reading a lot of Sam Shepard plays just to brush up on my history and do some research. What's great is that Sam's been here and he's been in rehearsals with us. Sometimes you don't even notice him come in; he's just sitting there in the theater seats watching you. — Taissa Farmiga

I was hoping, actually, that being on the other side of the camera in a scary movie, see how it's filmed and maybe you won't be as scared next time you watch one ... didn't really work out! Because I know it's fake, but I just get so into it. — Taissa Farmiga

Sometimes I think too much, or sometimes I don't think enough as the character. Sometimes you just miss a moment, or sometimes you hear something that a character's saying that you haven't heard before and you react differently. — Taissa Farmiga

I'm not the biggest horror fan. I get scared so easily. If I'm just walking on set, and someone taps me on the shoulder, I scream and jump and freak out. — Taissa Farmiga

We all get frustrated and we all get angry, especially being young. We're happy so quickly, we're mad so quickly, and everything is just flowing so fast. — Taissa Farmiga

I have a rebellious teenage thing. If my mom says I can't do it, I'm gonna do it. But I'm pretty good. That's why it was fun to play Sam in 'The Bling Ring.' I got to be someone crazy and wild to the extreme, then go home and relax and get rid of the burden. — Taissa Farmiga

The horror aspect, the scary parts, are easy for me. I mean, I can get into that pretty easy, because I get scared. You have to invest yourself in these characters. — Taissa Farmiga

'American Horror Story' is dark, so you shouldn't be expecting too much happiness. — Taissa Farmiga

If you don't have a Facebook, like, you're nobody. There's all of these sort of requirements now, and if you don't have all of these things - Facebook, Twitter, etc. - you're made fun of. And Twitter for celebrities ... everything is just getting so personal. Pictures of yourself, of what you're eating for breakfast. — Taissa Farmiga

Norma Bates is insanely crazy, but you can't help but love her. — Taissa Farmiga

You get to keep acting on the feelings you had just moments before. You don't have to psych yourself up for the scene. You can just go off what you were already feeling. — Taissa Farmiga

Part of what made 'The Bling Ring' such a fun, freeing experience was that we got to wear these really over-the-top clothes we'd never pick in real life - like for the nightclub scenes, we'd have on these really short, really tight dresses. But you know what - I actually learned how to walk in heels on that set! — Taissa Farmiga

I can't say that I fully relate to things that I play. Sometimes it's nice to spend half the day crying; then you don't have to do it in real life. — Taissa Farmiga

First off, I could never become a doctor. Blood? Even the fake blood on 'American Horror Story,' I'm kind of ready to hurl. — Taissa Farmiga

Communication feels like it should be the simplest thing, but it's not. Sometimes you don't even understand what you're feeling. You don't know how to put that into words, so how are you suppose to tell the person you love that you're upset. — Taissa Farmiga

I really didn't know much about theater. After I signed on, I started reading a lot of Sam Shepard plays just to brush up on my history and do some research. — Taissa Farmiga

I do make a good ragu pasta, which everyone seems to like. Or that could be just me talking; who knows what they really think. I actually stole the recipe from my older sister Vera, who also loves to cook. I took all my recipes from her. — Taissa Farmiga