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

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" 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. "

" Because I am a character actor, I thought I would be the fourth or eighth banana on a sitcom, and that would be OK. "

" I have always written from a personal place. "

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

" My favorite part of any playdate comes later when I get to carry my exhausted and sleeping daughter to the car. Is there anything more trusting than a sleeping child completely and utterly leaning into your body? "

" On my daughter's first day of kindergarten, another mom said something that made me realize I had become my own Greek, suffocating mother. She said, 'Just think, in 13 years they'll leave us and go to college!' And I went, 'Gulp.' "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" If you create a fun environment, people will take liberties and grow and expand. And then you'll get your final screenplay in my favorite style, which is 'tossed away' - as if the actor just thought of it. "

" 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. "

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

" I do recommend it for all girls, and boys, out there: put on a pair of fishnet stockings and find your inner sexiness! "

" I think there is a moment in every parent's life where we realize that we have lost ourselves a little bit. It's a moment of looking in the mirror and going, 'I need to put on some lipstick.' "

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

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

" I was a very studious student and usually got A's. I did not like school, because I wasn't popular - I was a nerd. "

" 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.' "

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

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

" It's impossible for success to go to your head with a Greek mom - no way. "

" My daughter is a preschooler but I have only known her for a while. She is adopted. "

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

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

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

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