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" There's a lot of things that are good in Scientology, because I wouldn't have been in it. And that's the thing: a lot of people trivialize this thing, like, 'Oh, it's Xenu, and it's a volcano, and it's jumping on couches and acting crazy.' These people are victims. We've been victimized. We believed in something because it starts out very normal. "

Leah Remini

Good

Acting

" No one is going to tell me how I need to think. No one is going to tell me who I can, and cannot, talk to. "

" I loved 'King of Queens'... You can't spend that amount of time somewhere and not pick that as your favorite. "

" What Scientology offers is a bigger game. You're part of an elite group saving the planet. "

" There shouldn't be any kind of judgment towards somebody who has a belief system that is not yours. "

" Men have just come up to me and asked for my number right away. That doesn't work. You have to know somebody and have a conversation. "

Leah Remini

Conversation

You

" In my house, it's family first - but I was spending most of my time at the church. So, I was saying 'family first,' but I wasn't showing that. I didn't like the message that sent my daughter. "

" My mother was in Scientology my whole life. Most people don't know that we were raised in it - I didn't decide to get into it. I was brought into it by my mom. "

" When it mattered the most, my mother was there for me. It was the moment that erased all those days she wasn't there. "

Leah Remini

Moment

Most

" The guy has to kill the spider and get the dead mouse outta the pool. "

" I try to be a good person. I know what my downfalls are, so that's a good thing. "

" There's things you can say about me, but here's what you can't say about me: that I'm not being genuine. "

" My family is not so different from the rest of America. I think people love to see that, 'Oh, just because she's on television and in Hollywood, I can still relate to her.' "

" I'm not a neat freak. I don't mind things being messy but I mind them being dirty. I just can't relax in a dirty environment. I like things organized. "

" I've always had a show that went seven episodes or 13 episodes or whatever. And I've never had a show that's gone past a first season. It really is a lot of work. "

" There was always pressure to make a Scientologist out of the people you were working with. "

" I always was trying to make people laugh as a kid. I was a big fan of Carol Burnett and Gilda Radner. I watched them and I remember feeling as a child, when I heard the laughter they got, a little jealous that they made someone laugh like that. "

" I was always religious. I was baptized as a Catholic. I got my daughter baptized as a Catholic. "

" I'm a very by-the-book person. "

Leah Remini

Person

Very

" But inside, I'm going, 'Oh my God, is my zipper up? Do I have a booger in my nose?' That's my inner monologue. "

Leah Remini

Nose

Inside

" Scientologists view children as spiritual beings. "

" I used to do skits for my mom... and I was always entertaining as a kid. "

" Nicole Kidman was an inspiration to me at the time I left the church. Knowing that she went on to have a successful and happy life, both personally and professionally, helped to give me confidence. "

Leah Remini

Happy

She

" I don't want to be doing a show that's negative, that's filled with drama. "

" This is what I love about people! You meet people outside of the business, they'll tell you the truth. "

" I believe that people should be able to question things. "

" I've really come to realize you have to love yourself before you can expect someone else to. "

" If you don't care about somebody, you don't even bother to fight with them. "

" I always felt like I was kind of an outsider because I didn't have the right things. I didn't have a Cadillac. I didn't have, you know, plastic on my furniture. That was the right way to be if you were Italian. "

" I love a man in a suit. Men should stay clothed, even if they have nice bodies. "