Antonia Eugenia Vardalos (Nia Vardalos) Quotes
I broke into an industry that had told me loud and clear I didn’t belong, and found success because I was tenacious, assertive, and obstinate.
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He said, 'From then on, I realized that I was not just abandoned. I was chosen. I was special.' And I think that's the key to understanding Steve Jobs.
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I think I'm a critic of corporate power, whether locally or globally. And the term 'globalization' I've never found all that helpful.
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Before I started doing the film and when I found out I was going to be doing it, I just decided to pump up on the whole cardio stuff. Just in terms of stamina.
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The secret is to make sure your family comes before anything else, because no matter what you do you've got to come home.
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I am followed in department stores. I have walked in dressed professionally or dressed in jeans, and I have walked into stores, and instantly, security is on my back.
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If a writer doesn't do anything but give a new word to his language and, from there, maybe to other languages, I think that writer redefines the world.
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As far as the grunge thing, there are three bands from Seattle that I would call true grunge.
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My motto is never to hold on to anything. I accept and then let go: not just the negatives, but the praise, too. Or it'll get to my head.
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As an actor myself, I know we go where the work is, but I think it's sad the Lyric haven't found any homegrown talent.
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I take my work enormously seriously. When I do something, it has to feel right. Everything has to be right.
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Things will come and go, and your life will go on, but you don't want to get too ahead of yourself.
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Films are big hits when they touch a lot of people. Things are not funny in a vacuum, they're funny because we respond to some personal dislocation, some embarrassment, some humiliation, some pain we've suffered, or some desire we have.
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God gives us the power to act for ourselves, but let me tell you something. At five in the morning I have never heard this he says mimicking a knock on the door. Hello Jack, this is Jesus. I will work out today.
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Especially when it comes to something like the awards, I find it kind of baffling that 'True Blood' has been snubbed so many times given the incredible range of acting they have on there; I mean, incredible storytelling and the incredible production values.
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I do Pilates twice a week; I hike and I go to the gym. My days of being that hardcore-workout person are over. Don't get me wrong, I still want to be the hot mom!
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My parents were not musical, and they were not effervescent people; everything was very quiet. The music that I played was loud; it used to drive them up the wall. My father died, and that was a tragedy for everybody, but suddenly I didn't have anybody to stop me from doing what I wanted to do.
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The best part about winning the PGA is getting great pairings at tour events. It's fun to play with Phil Mickelson and other past major champions.
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I think some people still don't really know what ethical fashion is.
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I told my mom I would graduate. I owe that much to her and myself.
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Testimony is not something you have today, and you are going to have always. A testimony is fragile. It is as hard to hold as a moonbeam. It is something you have to recapture every day of your life.
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Our enemy is not Islam. Islam is not the enemy of America; Americans are not the enemy of Islam. Our real enemy is extremism and radicalism.
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The idea that the family is this locus of support but can also hold you back and keep you down makes for good drama.
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I broke into an industry that had told me loud and clear I didn’t belong, and found success because I was tenacious, assertive, and obstinate.
