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" 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. "

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" I grew up looking for myself onscreen and never could find myself. And I believe that I am supposed to be Toula to show people that it's O.K. to be different. "

Nia Vardalos

Believe

People

Myself

" 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. "

Nia Vardalos

Fat

Confidence

" We were so unprepared that when my husband took off to get groceries, and we'd adopted a 3-year-old, he came back with baby formula, a steak and a teething ring. We had no idea what we were doing. But you learn. There's no way to fully prepare. Just eyes wide open - jump. "

" I have had the same person show up in a few cities with flowers. A lovely gentleman who gave me a picture of himself. I came home, gave it to Ian, and said, 'If I go missing, here's the guy.' "

" I have found that every family has a strange remedy for any situation - from 'Use Fantastic to get the scuff off your patent leather shoes!' to 'Soak an aspirin in a glass of water to get rid of a migraine.' "

" 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. "

" Lately, I've been in meetings regarding a new script idea I have. A studio executive asked me to change the female lead to a male, because... 'Women don't go to movies.' Really? "

" 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. "

" 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. "

Nia Vardalos

Child

Sad

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

" I'm not one of those people that can suddenly start running and hire a Pilates trainer; it's just not my thing. "

" Absolutely, I don't believe in rules. As I tell my daughter when she is mischievous, 'Well-behaved women rarely make history.' "

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

" Socially, the issue of men's weight is simply not a big deal. "

" When I wanted to go away to college in Toronto, my dad said, 'You can't go.' When I got to Toronto, I bought a couch, and my dad cried for the whole weekend because, as my mum told me, 'Now you have furniture; he knows you are never coming back.' "

Nia Vardalos

You

Weekend

" I don't temper how I feel. I'm Greek. I've got emotions. "

" I did go through a bit of a dark time during the years I was trying to be a mom. But I'm basically a very positive person. "

Nia Vardalos

Positive

Mom

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

" We live in an unsafe world. "

" It wasn't easy to adopt an American child. Actually it's quite simple, but finding out how to do it was the hard part. "

" 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. "

" Women have to write for each other; we have to hire each other. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" There are benefits to adopting a toddler. They can tell you what's wrong. And - everything we did with our daughter was a first. Her first tooth fairy. Santa. "

" On the publicity tour of 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding,' I was asked over and over again, if, as the writer, I felt it was a fair depiction of real life to have someone of my er, below average looks, hook up with hottie John Corbett. "

" Let's face it: Russell Crowe is fat and no one ever talks about it. "

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

Nia Vardalos

Success

Way

" I don't like it if I act anything other than the humble Winnipegger I was raised to be. "

" I've had designers say to my face, 'Oh, I want to dress you now that you're skinny.' And that's really rude. "