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" 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

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" I started in Shakespeare. I'm classically trained, which, how hilarious is that? Then one night, I saw Second City and thought, 'Wow, that's what I want to do.' But I never thought it would morph into screenplay writing. "

" 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

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

" My mum came to the set of my second movie 'Connie and Carla,' and she had made food for the whole cast, including mini bun cakes with little flowers sticking out of each one. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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

" 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.' "

" You're as strong as the actors you're working with, your partners. "

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

" When I write something, I constantly rewrite. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I don't card out my screenplays ever. I just have an idea I just sit down and write I don't edit. "

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

" 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.' "

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

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

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

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

" I don't work that much because I am selective. "

Nia Vardalos

Much

Because

" 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. "

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