The different tempos and yeah, it’s cadence. It’s the way she moves through space, it’s gestures.
I was a Ukrainian folk dancer in my teens, and I toured the country in 1991, shortly before the break-up of the Soviet Union.
The limelight is a tricky place, because you can’t believe what’s going on around you. You stop observing. You stop perceiving. You stop extending yourself, and you become isolated.
The nature of evil, the nature of it, it exists. It exists and I think within us we have the tools. If we have the will, we can combat it. I think the power is within us and it lies in our own conceptualization of God and positivity and compassion and love.
My father instilled in me – of utmost importance and innate in me is the yearning to determine for myself – to define God, to define holiness for myself.
Whether we call it religion or faith, we all battle for a balanced integrated soul.
I am drawn to intimate, often uncomfortable portraits of a woman persevering and awakening.
I have tender, romantic associations with upstate New York.
Sometimes I attract roles that are necessary either for personal growth or enlightenment.
I chase after inspiring stories.
Honestly, I think a good film is spiritual, regardless of whether its subject is faith.
I have a lot of frustration with religion, organized religion, because it’s man-made, because it’s man-regulated. And it has nothing to do with my relationship with God.
I look for struggle in the roles I choose – struggle and perseverance.
I can’t get my knickers in a twist about my age and ageing in an industry that caters to the ids of 14-year-olds.
I’m a full-time mom. I’ve never felt as prepared, as before maternity.
I rely on my directors, a lot. I love being directed.
Do I observe holy days and holidays? Yeah, the ritual is very important to me. It’s part of being Ukrainian Catholic. So every holy day we’re baking pierogis and not eating meat.
I cherish each director that I have. I want to be maneuvered out of my comfort zones. I don’t have the time to prepare.
The depth of exploration of the male psyche and the female psyche is uneven. I see further, deeper renderings of what it means to be a man.
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.