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Nia Vardalos

Nia Vardalos

Canadian Actress

Born: Sep 24, 1962

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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

Life You Happy Idiot Way Fearless Only Tend Well Make Sort Jump Get Just Might Why Things

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

Experience Immigrant Immigrants America Common Us Founded

Don't settle; don't compromise. Freeze your eggs, get your sociology doctorate, worry more about war and pestilence and the incredible inequality of geographical birth than finding your soulmate. Nia Vardalos

War Birth Incredible Settle Worry Finding About More Compromise Doctorate Freeze Inequality Soulmate Geographical Than Get Eggs Your Sociology

You're never too fat for a new purse. Nia Vardalos

You Too Purse Never New Fat

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

Daughter Adopted Only She Known While Her

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. Nia Vardalos

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

Me You Better Parents Think Been Than Taught Who Raised

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. Nia Vardalos

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

Sit Down Out Write Idea Edit Just Screenplays Ever Card

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

Life Job My Life Get Moved Acting Save

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

On November 15th, 2008, in over 300 cities, 4,000 children were adopted in one day. Nia Vardalos

Day November One Day Cities Adopted Over Were Children

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

Emotions Temper Feel Got How Greek

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

Experience Parents Think Perhaps Hovering Universal

When I write something, I constantly rewrite. Nia Vardalos

Constantly Something Write Rewrite

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

You Will Believe Unless Get Want Ask

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. Nia Vardalos

Better Parents Mistakes Just Be Our Must Give Outside Make Came Repeating Expectations Just Us Choices Here

It's called show business for a reason. The theater owners want to make money, and understandably so. Nia Vardalos

Business Money Make Owners Want Theater Show Show Business Reason

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