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" I have no idea how to use social media for anything other than forwarding a good fart joke. "
Nia Vardalos
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" Our daughter was not damaged or hurt in any way. She was simply relinquished to foster care by two people who were not ready to be parents. I admire them for giving her the chance for a better life. And I am grateful they gave my husband and me the opportunity to be parents. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" There's this constant guilt that comes with parenting. You always feel like you're never enough. If you're confident in your parenting, you probably suck at it. "
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" 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. "
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" In many ways we are all sons and daughters of ancient Greece. "
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" You're never too fat for a new purse. "
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" It's impossible for success to go to your head with a Greek mom - no way. "
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" You're not ethnic enough. You're not fat enough. You're not thin enough. You're not blond enough. You're not dark enough. You're not young enough. You're not old enough. "
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" I do recommend it for all girls, and boys, out there: put on a pair of fishnet stockings and find your inner sexiness! "
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" There's a feeling sometimes in motherhood that you're alone in what you're going through, and none of us are alone. We're all going through the same thing. "
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" 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. "
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" I've had designers say to my face, 'Oh, I want to dress you now that you're skinny.' And that's really rude. "
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" On November 15th, 2008, in over 300 cities, 4,000 children were adopted in one day. "
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" My blood sugar went out of control. Diabetes runs in my family, so I went to see my doctor. He was like, 'Buck up,' and it was sort of the wake-up call that I needed to hear. "
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" Let's face it: Russell Crowe is fat and no one ever talks about it. "
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" 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. "
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" I had worked for ten years in theater; I had worked at Second City in Chicago. Then I got to Hollywood, and I was like, naively, 'Where's my pilot?' "
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Pilot
" When I write something, I constantly rewrite. "
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" America was founded on immigrants. The immigrant experience is common to all of us. "
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" 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. "
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" I'm only happy when people are eating. "
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" You're as strong as the actors you're working with, your partners. "
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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. "
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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. "
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" I'd been raised by my parents who taught me not to think you're better than you are. "
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" Ever since I became a parent, time moves far too quickly. My vision always feels like I'm wearing giant kaleidoscope-goggles. "
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" My family knows everything about me. There are no secrets, which can be suffocating, but I also find comfort in it. You can always reach out an arm, and an aunty will be close by to tell you that your skirt is too short. "
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" 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. "
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