Leah Remini Quotes
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But inside, I'm going, 'Oh my God, is my zipper up? Do I have a booger in my nose?' That's my inner monologue.
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I don't want to be doing a show that's negative, that's filled with drama.
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There was always pressure to make a Scientologist out of the people you were working with.
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I always felt like I was kind of an outsider because I didn't have the right things. I didn't have a Cadillac. I didn't have, you know, plastic on my furniture. That was the right way to be if you were Italian.
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My grandmother lived on Elizabeth Street in Little Italy, and she used to go to church every day. She'd go in, light a candle, she'd pray, and as a child, that was comforting to me.
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No one is going to tell me how I need to think. No one is going to tell me who I can, and cannot, talk to.
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You have to learn to believe you deserve love. And I'm getting there. I'm starting to believe it.
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My family is not so different from the rest of America. I think people love to see that, 'Oh, just because she's on television and in Hollywood, I can still relate to her.'
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I applaud my mother now for getting me through that time and making me believe in myself.
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If you don't care about somebody, you don't even bother to fight with them.
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Are you trying to give me a hint that I should drop it? I can lose the accent; I just have to really focus on what I'm saying. And I have to talk slowly.
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Nicole Kidman was an inspiration to me at the time I left the church. Knowing that she went on to have a successful and happy life, both personally and professionally, helped to give me confidence.
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I love men who know when to put their foot down and when not to.
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I used to do skits for my mom... and I was always entertaining as a kid.
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I love a man in a suit. Men should stay clothed, even if they have nice bodies.
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When it mattered the most, my mother was there for me. It was the moment that erased all those days she wasn't there.
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In my house, it's family first - but I was spending most of my time at the church. So, I was saying 'family first,' but I wasn't showing that. I didn't like the message that sent my daughter.
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Because Scientologists view children as spiritual beings, you're not treated as a kid, so you're given a lot of responsibility. Your ego becomes extremely inflated.
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I've really come to realize you have to love yourself before you can expect someone else to.
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I envision Hollywood as a race, and some people simply drop off before their turn comes around. It's all about stamina - your ability to get back up and keep going even though everything is pointing at the odds not being in your favor.
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There's things you can say about me, but here's what you can't say about me: that I'm not being genuine.
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There's a lot of things that are good in Scientology, because I wouldn't have been in it. And that's the thing: a lot of people trivialize this thing, like, 'Oh, it's Xenu, and it's a volcano, and it's jumping on couches and acting crazy.' These people are victims. We've been victimized. We believed in something because it starts out very normal.
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I'm blessed to have a voice, and I'm going to use it.
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There shouldn't be any kind of judgment towards somebody who has a belief system that is not yours.