**GQ: You filmed _Up in the Air _right after having your first child, and you were five months pregnant during the filming of Higher Ground, your directorial debut. Fun? **
**Vera Farmiga: **Never, never again. To be fair though, I'm invincible in my second trimester. My husband plans to keep knocking me up, so I better get used to it.
GQ: Your sister Taissa, a first-time actress, plays the teenage version of your character in the film, and you had to direct her in a sex scene. Awkward?
**Vera Farmiga: **That was the last thing we shot. It had to be treated very delicately because she was underage, so—
**GQ: Wait—how young is she? **
**Vera Farmiga: **Now she's 16, but when we shot that, she was 15. And my mom, who is Ukrainian and Christian, had to give approval. So I had to change the script. _[laughs] _I changed the really sticky moments and made them super G-rated for her. Taissa is a really levelheaded, savvy kid, though. Like, beyond her years.
GQ: Your character has a complicated relationship with another lady. Does she swing both ways?
**Vera Farmiga: **You don't have to be gay to be attracted to your friend. In the film, I'm trying to say questioning is not a bad thing. Just means your mind is at work.
**GQ: I haven't seen many movies about Evangelicals that have been this complimentary. **
**Vera Farmiga: **Faith is important to me. I wanted to make sure the tone was reverent. I'm just someone who marvels at God. I grew up Catholic, but I'm very comfortable in all religions.
GQ: For someone who grew up Catholic, you seem awfully comfortable with sex.
**Vera Farmiga: **Catholics have genitals, too!