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

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" The media was always so focused on the money a movie makes. But I was in Times Square, and a bunch of Japanese tourists looked at me and started shouting, 'Toula!' I loved it. It's these tiny moments of connection that register with me the most and always have. "

" We would not have 'America's Funniest Home Videos' without drunk brides and grooms falling into cakes. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Ever since I became a parent, time moves far too quickly. My vision always feels like I'm wearing giant kaleidoscope-goggles. "

" 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.' "

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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.' "

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

" And (cue music swell) motherhood turned out to be the most meaningful thing I've ever done with my life. Really. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" We live in an unsafe world. "