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.' Nia Vardalos More Quotes by Nia Vardalos More Quotes From Nia Vardalos Anyone who ever wondered how much they could love a child who did not spring from their own loins, know this: it is the same. The feeling of love is so profound, it's incredible and surprising. Nia Vardalos springlove-ischildren Time can turn a scab into a beauty mark. Nia Vardalos scabsturnsmark My New Year's Resolution List usually starts with the desire to lose between ten and three thousand pounds. Nia Vardalos new-yeardesireyears I don't card out my screenplays ever. I just have an idea I just sit down and write I don't edit. Sometimes the first draft will come out at 200 pages. I think and think and I go, "um this story is about the brother that appears on page 178." I go back and I rewrite. Nia Vardalos brotherwritingthinking You're never too fat for a new purse. Nia Vardalos fatspurses You only get one life so you might as well make it a happy one, and that's why I tend to just jump into things. I'm sort of a fearless idiot that way. Nia Vardalos fearlessmightway If the standard route for creating a family had worked for me, I wouldn't have met this child. I needed to know her. I needed to be her mother. She is, in every way my daughter. Nia Vardalos daughtermotherinspirational My singing - it's who I am, it's all of me and it's my soul. The self expression of using your vocal equipment is not only physical and spiritual, but it's something you can't explain. It's your heart and soul together. Yes, I enjoy acting, but I portray other people. But when I sing, it's just me on that stage, communicating how I feel, how I think and what I believe. Nia Vardalos spiritualheartbelieve 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. Nia Vardalos greekwishattitude 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. Nia Vardalos weddingrealaverage Now that I'm experiencing motherhood, I'm ready to write the next chapter of my family story. Of course a few jaded folks in the press corps will claim I ran out of money or just want to kiss John Corbett again. One of these things is true. Nia Vardalos motherhoodkissingwriting Sometimes I'm surprised when someone who has achieved success is incredibly Machiavellian in their manipulations. So, while I want to believe it's integrity, that might just show how naïve I am. I sometimes worry that I might not be shrewd enough to maneuver myself through the Hollywood system. Nia Vardalos worryintegritybelieve Socially, the issue of men's weight is simply not a big deal. Nia Vardalos issuesweightmen On November 15th, 2008, in over 300 cities, 4,000 children were adopted in one day. Nia Vardalos one-daycitieschildren We live in an unsafe world. Nia Vardalos unsafeworld I look at Playtone, the company that produced My Big Fat Greek Wedding. I call them my Playtoners. They are the kindest people who treated me like gold before that movie made a dime. We became personal friends. When I think about how lovely and wonderful they are that convinces me that you don't have to make a deal with the devil to succeed. It's a choice. Nia Vardalos choicespeoplethinking 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. Nia Vardalos magicdadmusical I would rather be called funny than pretty. Nia Vardalos inspirational Becoming a mother is the best thing that has ever happened to me, I am happy to once again be a part of National Adoption Day. We were matched with our daughter through the U.S. foster care system, and my goal is to share information about the more than 120,000 foster care children in this country who are waiting for a family. Nia Vardalos daughtermothercountry As we know, there are companies like Monsanto filling the Earth with their genetically-modified poison, which makes me wonder how many people share our belief that it's better to be good.We have to change the world! Nia Vardalos earthpeopleworld
