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" I believe that there are moments in everyone's lives where a door flings open, and if you're terrified of what's on the other side, you must walk through it. "

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" I thought I was attractive when I shot 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding.' Studio executives and movie reviewers let me know I had a confidence in my looks that was not shared by them. "

" I write through improvisation. I never card out a movie. You know how people will outline or card? I don't do that. I tend to start with an idea and go. "

" My daughter is a preschooler but I have only known her for a while. She is adopted. "

" I do recommend it for all girls, and boys, out there: put on a pair of fishnet stockings and find your inner sexiness! "

" My New Year's Resolution List usually starts with the desire to lose between ten and three thousand pounds. "

" I feel that the industry can be sliced into two categories - grateful actors and non-grateful actors. I'm always so appreciative that this has happened for me - and against all odds - as a middle child from Canada. I'm very grateful. "

" My mum came to the set of my second movie 'Connie and Carla,' and she had made food for the whole cast, including mini bun cakes with little flowers sticking out of each one. "

" I never card out a movie. You know how people will outline or card? I don't do that. I tend to start with an idea and go. "

" Every time I sign a contract, I donate something to charity and buy a piece of jewelry. Whether the movie gets made or not, it's a celebration. "

" I think it's probably a universal experience that all parents think they're not hovering, but perhaps we all are. "

" Because I am a character actor, I thought I would be the fourth or eighth banana on a sitcom, and that would be OK. "

" In many ways we are all sons and daughters of ancient Greece. "

" On November 15th, 2008, in over 300 cities, 4,000 children were adopted in one day. "

" When I used to do musical theatre, my dad refused to come backstage. He never wanted to see the props up close or the sets up close. He didn't want to see the magic. "

" I have no idea how to use social media for anything other than forwarding a good fart joke. "

" I was worried if you adopted a foster child, someone from the birth family could still come and take her back. I was afraid that any child in foster care might have suffered such trauma or neglect that she would be impossible to reach. I'm not proud of these fears. But I understand now when others ask me the same questions. "

" You can spend an entire summer in Europe, and no one will ask you what you do for a living. "

" It's impossible for success to go to your head with a Greek mom - no way. "

" It was a sad process for me to become a mom, and a long process. I felt so embarrassed that I couldn't have a biological child. "

" I believe that you will not get what you want unless you ask for it. "

" I'm a private person who doesn't relish making her personal life public. "

" My favorite part of any playdate comes later when I get to carry my exhausted and sleeping daughter to the car. Is there anything more trusting than a sleeping child completely and utterly leaning into your body? "

" I have always written from a personal place. "

" I couldn't get an acting job to save my life when I moved to L.A. "

" We absolutely have to support our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters. We just must. It's not fair that they don't get to live an authentic life. "

" America was founded on immigrants. The immigrant experience is common to all of us. "

" Women are so many things. We're sisters, mothers, wives. There are so many things we encompass. "

" It's not like suddenly, when you become a working actor all your friends are in the same situation. I have friends who are still handing out flyers for their one-woman show and trying to make ends meet. "