Nia Vardalos Quotes

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

Sometimes if something scares me, I lean right into it . I'm not a brave person - I'm more of a fearless idiot.

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.

I would rather be called funny than pretty.

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

I am so touched at how my family has embraced my situation. They don't even know this child, and they already love her.

We live in an unsafe world.

You're never too fat for a new purse.

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

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

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

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

The man may be the head of the household. But the woman is the neck, and she can turn the head whichever way she pleases.

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

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

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

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

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

Time can turn a scab into a beauty mark.

It wasn't easy to adopt an American child. Actually it's quite simple, but finding out how to do it was the hard part.

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