--- title: "1 Actor Writer Quotes By Nia Vardalos" description: "1 Actor Writer quotes by Nia Vardalos. Plus more from Nia Vardalos and more Actor Writer sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c2/nia-vardalos-14325_accomplishment_being-an-actor-writer-is-a-responsibilit_2541045.jpg" --- > [Being an actor/ writer is a responsibility and a burden and a gift. The responsibility to me is that you can't just wait to be cast into something and then you create the role. You almost have a voice inside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-vardalos/being-an-actor-writer-is-a-responsibility-and-a-burden-and-a-gift-the/) [Nia Vardalos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nia-vardalos/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c2/nia-vardalos-14325_accomplishment_being-an-actor-writer-is-a-responsibilit_2541045.jpg) ## More by Nia Vardalos > [“Because now I know what I have been waiting for. I know exactly why the other processes didn't work. I know I was supposed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-vardalos/because-now-i-know-what-i-have-been-waiting-for-i-know-exactly-why/) [Nia Vardalos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nia-vardalos/) > [“Ilaria asks me why God didn’t give me a baby. This isn’t an uncomfortable question for me anymore. I tell her there was another…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-vardalos/ilaria-asks-me-why-god-didn-t-give-me-a-baby-this-isn-t-an/) [Nia Vardalos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nia-vardalos/) > [I would rather be called funny than pretty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-vardalos/i-would-rather-be-called-funny-than-pretty/) [Nia Vardalos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nia-vardalos/) > [Socially, the issue of men's weight is simply not a big deal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-vardalos/socially-the-issue-of-men-s-weight-is-simply-not-a-big-deal/) [Nia Vardalos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-vardalos/i-don-t-card-out-my-screenplays-ever-i-just-have-an-idea-i-just-sit/) [Nia Vardalos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nia-vardalos/) > [I look at Playtone, the company that produced My Big Fat Greek Wedding. I call them my Playtoners. They are the kindest people who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-vardalos/i-look-at-playtone-the-company-that-produced-my-big-fat-greek-wedding/) [Nia Vardalos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nia-vardalos/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-vardalos/i-broke-into-an-industry-that-had-told-me-loud-and-clear-i-didn-t/) [Nia Vardalos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nia-vardalos/) > [On November 15th, 2008, in over 300 cities, 4,000 children were adopted in one day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-vardalos/on-november-15th-2008-in-over-300-cities-4-000-children-were-adopted/) [Nia Vardalos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-vardalos/anyone-who-ever-wondered-how-much-they-could-love-a-child-who-did-not/) [Nia Vardalos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nia-vardalos/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-vardalos/you-only-get-one-life-so-you-might-as-well-make-it-a-happy-one-and/) [Nia Vardalos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nia-vardalos/) > [I do recommend it for all girls, and boys, out there: put on a pair of fishnet stockings and find your inner sexiness!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-vardalos/i-do-recommend-it-for-all-girls-and-boys-out-there-put-on-a-pair-of/) [Nia Vardalos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nia-vardalos/) > [I couldn't get an acting job to save my life when I moved to L.A.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-vardalos/i-couldn-t-get-an-acting-job-to-save-my-life-when-i-moved-to-l-a/) [Nia Vardalos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nia-vardalos/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-vardalos/it-s-not-like-suddenly-when-you-become-a-working-actor-all-your/) [Nia Vardalos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nia-vardalos/) > [I feel the same way when I meet somebody in Los Angeles, because I'm from Winnipeg. I'm just a very ordinary girl that something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-vardalos/i-feel-the-same-way-when-i-meet-somebody-in-los-angeles-because-i-m/) [Nia Vardalos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nia-vardalos/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-vardalos/sometimes-i-m-surprised-when-someone-who-has-achieved-success-is/) [Nia Vardalos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nia-vardalos/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor-writer/nia-vardalos/#itemlist", "name": "1 Actor Writer Quotes By Nia Vardalos", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Being an actor/ writer is a responsibility and a burden and a gift. The responsibility to me is that you can't just wait to be cast into something and then you create the role. You almost have a voice inside of you telling you what you might want to play and be able to play. It's hard, but once that thing comes out of the printer and you hold those warm pages to your cheek it's great. 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