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" I was in a fertility situation publicly, so I disappeared. I was very satisfied just being to able to creatively express myself with writing. The white hot publicity that came from 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding' was appreciated but not sought, so I was happy to walk away from it and then write. "

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" I'm not proud of this, but I had a lot of misconceptions about American foster care. To me, foster care meant that a child would be placed with you, then taken away. I didn't want to go through all of that. "

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You

" I'd been raised by my parents who taught me not to think you're better than you are. "

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

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

" I think it's almost easier to do a kissing scene with someone you don't know. "

" What I wish I had, is that I wish I was a little more Greek, in that I wish I could lose my North American driven attitude and that I could be a little bit more poetic and laissez faire. "

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

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

" We must make choices that are outside of the familial expectations of us, or we'll just be repeating the mistakes. Our parents came here to give us better choices. "

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

" Like most women, I thought it would be easy once I decided to start a family. I was surprised that Mother Nature kept poking me in the eye, saying, 'Nope, nope, nope.' "

" My heroes in real life are definitely my mom for being true to herself, for having a foot in both worlds, for being so very polite - Canadian and also such a traditional Greek woman. I would sum it up this way: the life lesson she would say is be polite while you're breaking the rules. "

" 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. "

" 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

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

" I'm only happy when people are eating. "

" 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. "

" It's called show business for a reason. The theater owners want to make money, and understandably so. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" The popular girls let me hang out with them because I was funny. They told me that. 'You're not popular, but you're funny.' Now all my friends are funny. "

" I think our skin clears up and we're nicer when you are in love. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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