Nia Quotes

He had never thought in his wildest imagination of marriage as an option for
him. Never believed there was a woman out there that would make him sign up for that particular brand of madness. And, in the abstract at least, it still sounded like madness but this wasn't about marriage, it was about Riley. With her, he knew that boyfriend-girlfriend shit wasn't going to be enough. He had to have her locked down. ~ Nia Forrester

I did Second City, and Nia Vardalos also did Second City, so I knew her from there. ~ Rachel Dratch

So much of parenting is following your instincts, and taking the time to actually know your child. ~ Nia Long

I think Nina Simone has had an amazing journey. She was spicy and she had attitude and she didn't care, she wanted her money in a paper bag and don't mess with me and I've been doing some research on that so. ~ Nia Long

The last step will be letting my hair go natural. That's when you'll know I'm free ... ~ Nia Long

The minute your child is born, your life is changed forever. I think I've become so aware of how important balance is in life. ~ Nia Long

I am not supporting Donald Trump. I think he does this country such a disservice. And I'm gonna leave it there. ~ Nia Long

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. ~ Nia Vardalos

I attribute my talent and my success to God, but I believe that the only way you can manifest what He has ordained for you is by being close to Him and by making it happen. But we have to stay close to Him in order to be an image of Him. ~ Nia Long

But I don't want to be the Throne Warden," Janner said with all the bitterness he could muster.
"I understand," Nia said. Janner had planned to send her over the edge with that comment, but she didn't seem surprised.
"Sometimes I don't want to be queen. But what I want doesn't change what I am. ~ Andrew Peterson

When I used to do musical theatre, my dad refused to come backstage. He never wanted to see the props up close or the sets up close. He didn't want to see the magic. ~ Nia Vardalos

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

I had lunch with my brothers," Mark said, his face serious. "While you were still asleep. They told me. About Corey and that stupid set-up you agreed to where you'd pretend not to be my wife ... "
"I never agreed to pretend not to be your wife," Dylan said.
Mark's face grew serious then. "That's what it amounted to in the end though, didn't it? You pulled away from me in exchange for me getting ... what?"
"Your career back," Dylan said. "Your life."
"Dylan, you're my life. You. ~ Nia Forrester

Something deep in my guts, below my heart, has made a shift to the left and settled in a more comfortable place. It's not the Shift, but it's a shift. I picture Nia with her gorgeous face and little body and black hair and pouty lips and Aaron's hands all over her but also with her pot smoking and the pimples on her forehead and making fun of people all the time and the way she's always so proud of how she's dressed. And I picture her fading. ~ Ned Vizzini

I'm more of a short-hair girl; short hair is a lot more low-maintenance than long hair. And when you're in front of camera every day and your hair is being flatironed and blow-dried it's easier to have a weave so you don't damage your own hair. ~ Nia Long

Life is a moving, breathing thing. We have to be willing to constantly evolve. Perfection is constant transformation. ~ Nia Peeples

You can try to distract me with your kisses, sir, but I will come through with the goods in the end. ~ Leanne Hall

Nia, it wasn't about you." "Are you sure?" I look down, and the answer is right there in my chest and it's resounding. "Yes. I have bigger problems than you. ~ Ned Vizzini

I have been in situations where actors are treated like robots: say the lines, say it like this, we don't have time for conversations. That is a terrible position to be in as an artist. You feel used. ~ Nia Long

She puts her hand forward. "Come on, let's do a yay team!"
Blake immediately puts her hand on top of Nia's.
"I'm not doing that," I say.
"Wolfie, do not deny us this simple pleasure. C'mon."
I roll my eyes and put my hand on top of theirs.
"Yay team!" Squeals Blake. And she's supposed to be the sensible one. ~ Leanne Hall

I will say that I appreciate Hillary Clinton's awareness and passion for women. I think she is overqualified in the sense that she's been in the White House, so she knows the drill. I am hopeful that she will continue to support minorities and create better opportunities. ~ Nia Long

I've always been raised to love everyone, to accept everyone for their differences, and to just be open. But at a young, a very young age, I realized what racism was all about. ~ Nia Long

I try to do the same thing when I'm with young actors who are new and unsure. I try to do the same thing for them that I saw Laurence [Fishburne] and Angela [Dasset]do for all of us on Boyz n the Hood. ~ Nia Long

I know for me like I have a reputation of being kind of tough, I have a reputation of also being the girl next door, kind of sweet but I have standards and my thing is, it's me on that screen and I don't have control over everything in this and I'm grateful and thankful. ~ Nia Long

I'm tired of taking people's sins on myself.
I'm tired of running away from everything.
I want to be like Errin. Like Nia. Like Sister Hope. I want to be the girl who fought a golem, the girl who slammed her hands on a table and told a room full of powerful women that I was going to fight, and to hell with them.
I survived the court of Lormere. I survived the journey to Scarron. I survived the Sleeping Prince's raid on the Conclave. I am a survivor. ~ Melinda Salisbury

Nia learned that our self-identity and connection to our roots is so powerful it can impact not only the course of our lives but also that of generations to come. ~ Jenny Delacruz

She drew me. But not who I see in the mirror. Nia saw the Oscar i keep hidden. And she put him on paper.
Nobody sees the real me. ~ Pam Bachorz

I relate to [women and children in women's shelters] on a personal level because I've been there myself. ~ Nia Sanchez

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

Between the ugly truth and beautiful lies, I'll take the truth every time. ~ Nia Forrester

Let's run, Ty. Come with me. We'll bury ourselves and start over. With nothing to do but lie on a beach all day and drink and fuck."
Ty couldn't answer, still torn between shock and anger. "Yeah," he finally sneered. "Drink and fuck and run from the NIA."
"You bloody stubborn bastard!" Liam shouted, his façade finally cracking. "I'm telling you right here, I love you! We have a chance to cut and run, and I want you to come with me! ~ Abigail Roux

In terms of Cube I think he's very conscious of the technical aspect of the business whereas when you're just hired as an actor, you're not really secure in that part of your work and you're not really paying attention to where the camera. ~ Nia Long

I'm a self-made woman. I've never compromised myself. ~ Nia Long

I admire the women who can have babies and jump right back to work. As a nursing mother, I couldn't sit there and just pump all day. I needed to be close to my baby. ~ Nia Long

I think more awareness is very important so women can learn how to protect themselves. As a fourth-degree black-belt, I learned from a young age that you need to be confident and be able to defend yourself, and that's something that we should start to implement for a lot of women. ~ Nia Sanchez

Aaron was beside himself grabbing his keys and running out of his office leaving everyone staring at him. He heard Becca call his name but he didn't have the time, Nia needed him and he had to go now! He felt like he was suffocating as he started the car and pushed the gas down as far as it would go. This guardian bond thing was more intense than he ever thought possible. ~ Shayna Varadeaux

To put it in layman's terms, crazy is crazy. And crazy will find a way to do something crazy. Racist is racist. And racist people will find a way to project their racism onto the world. ~ Nia Long

If the standard route for creating a family had worked for me, I wouldn't have met this child. I needed to know her. I needed to be her mother. She is, in every way my daughter. ~ Nia Vardalos

I think for me to find that project is going to be something that I'm going to have to develop for myself. ~ Nia Long

Enjoy life, study hard, play hard, be kind to other people, set high standards, and don't be afraid to say "No." ~ Nia Long

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 want to raise my children in a safe country. I want to help the children in the world who do not feel safe. I know what it feels like to feel unsafe. We need to do way better. Our country needs to do better. ~ Nia Long

Directing music videos is all about capturing images. ~ Nia Long

I believe everyone should have the freedom to represent what they believe-in in their own way. ~ Nia Long

I'm so excited [to be Miss USA]. It's a dream come true. ~ Nia Sanchez

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

Falling in love is the easy part,
Loving is hard ~ Nia Forrester

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

You met Sheryl. She stays bent out of shape. That's her resting state--bent-out-of-shape, pissed-off and all-kinds-of-crazy. Pick any one of those. That's Sheryl on a good day. ~ Nia Forrester

Sometimes, niña, our greatest gifts grow from what we are not given. ~ Erica Bauermeister

No, Robyn was the one who needed to fly. And his challenge, his torture, would be always remembering to let her do it. ~ Nia Forrester

You want us to attack the NIA agents with frozen meat?" Digger asked, his voice trembling and his teeth chattering. He snickered. "Literally hit them over the head with our big meatsacks? ~ Abigail Roux

I think that if something matters to you, and is important to you, then you give it the attention and energy it deserves. So, I don't look upon it as a price, but as an opportunity to influence the community in a healthy way. ~ Nia Long

I thought I was attractive when I shot 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding.' Studio executives and movie reviewers let me know I had a confidence in my looks that was not shared by them. ~ Nia Vardalos

And that said it all. Whitney, Nia, and I only lacked a blood connection. Born in the same year, in the Gemini month, and only days apart, plus ~ L.J. Charles

You have to love yourself. That's the single most powerful thing. Out of that springs: How are you eating? How are you exercising? How are you resting? ~ Nia Peeples

Kalmar nodded. "I'm sorry, Papa. I wasn't strong enough."
"None of us are, lad. Me least of all." Esben smiled and took a rattling breath. "But it's weakness that the Maker turns to strength. Your fur is why you alone loved a dying cloven. You alone in all the world knew my need and ministered to my wounds." Esben pulled Kalmar closer and kissed him on the head. "And in my weakness, I alone know your need. Hear me, son. I loved you when you were born. I loved you when I wept in the Deeps of Throg. I loved you even as you sang the song that broke you. And I love you now in the glory of your humility. You're more fit to be the king than I ever was. Do you understand?"
Kalmar shook his head.
Esben smiled and shuddered with pain. "A good answer, my boy. Then do you believe that I love you?"
"Yes, sir. I believe you." Kalmar buried his face in his father's fur.
"Remember that in the days to come. Nia, Janner, Leeli - help him to remember. ~ Andrew Peterson

Good shoes and a good scent make the perfect day. ~ Nia Long

With support from the women in Nia, I decided to take white belt and realized that I could come back into my body. That I did not have to stay out of my body, That I was safe coming back to myself,
That I could love my body again,
The connection was made
That it is safe for me to be in my body and to love myself, That I can express my true feelings
That I can sound and tell my truth ~ Julie Jewels Smoot

When I was younger, before I was married and had children, I really was nit-picky, a perfectionist. I was very much into different people's approval. I had too much time on my hands, I think. ~ Nia Peeples

OMG Danita, it's hopeless out here, I moaned while we sat watching her son's football game. I did not want to laugh, but he looked so cute struggling to run up the field bearing his weight in equipment. As he worked on his Heisman's highlight reel, the
cheerleaders, including his sister Nia, shook their pom-poms as if casting
out demons. ~ LaToya Hankins

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

I don't think you should reprimand your child for everything you're feeling because for them it's as serious as when something happens in our day and we get upset about it. ~ Nia Long

I'm not going to live my life unhappy and why should he and we talk about it and I think what's great about the film is that it shows is the meaning of family doesn't have to be as traditional as it once was, like you can make a family. ~ Nia Long

I took a little break - I was coming back to work and the last thing I was going to do was take a step backwards, so I knew that if I was going to take a feature it was going to have to be taking a step forward. ~ Nia Long

I was happy she got it and I have to sort of - and one of the reasons I did Third Watch is because I wanted to break that thing of just being the pretty girl and play it down and let it be about the work. ~ Nia Long

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

I'm working on a project called Lemons, produced by Killer Films. The director has a great perspective on character development. ~ Nia Long

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. ~ Nia Vardalos

We're all in the service business. If you hire me to do a job I expect everybody else to be where I am. A little bit of crazy is good. It keeps things - balanced. ~ Nia Long

Every woman deserves diamonds, and even if you can't afford to go out and buy diamonds for yourself or you don't have actual stone diamonds, I think when we look at ourselves we should refer to ourselves as a precious stone. ~ Nia Long

A bonus in raising a child you don't have a biological tie to is you will never saddle them with watching their every move and declaring their musical talent as "that's from your dad's side". ~ Nia Vardalos

I'm glad we're sitting here now. Even if it does smell like a grandma convention. ~ Leanne Hall

You're good for me," I say. "The light to my shade."
"Then you're the night to my day. A person needs both, you know. ~ Leanne Hall

You need to wear this. Amelia holds up a chunky silver necklace studded with gemstones.
I can't help scrunching up my face. It's one fugly piece of bling. ~ Leanne Hall

Brendan's not the guy you use to figure your shit out, Brendan's the guy you hope you get once you have figured your shit out. ~ Nia Forrester

My priorities are really about creating balance in my home, making sure that I have enough time with my kids, making sure that I have the time to do the things that I want to do with my career, and to continue to make movies. ~ Nia Long

your mother is the longest magic show you will ever see
no one knows how her face is target practice for her partner and
a shield for her children
how she makes a mouthful of blood disappear
erases bruises
hardens teeth
how she wakes up and dresses her children before
dressing her wounds ~ Nia Afyah

I believe that whatever your religious preference, there has to be a commitment to family because everything really does start there. ~ Nia Long

I think we need to talk about mental illness a lot more. People complain about tax dollars and say we don't have the money. But if we can't put some of our investments, or some of our money back into humans, isn't that where it all begins? ~ Nia Long

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

You need the words, you need the script, you need the material, you need the commitment, you need the passion, it's like we depend on writers, we depend on producers, directors depend on us and once things are in the divine order as they happen. ~ Nia Long

Life's a beach. Just roll with it. ~ Nia

It's my motor, it's the thing that keeps me going and so when I have these auditions for these big movies, I can depend on myself because I've been working consistently. ~ Nia Long

Across the room, Nia said with a smirk, "Look at Tinkerbell going all mama-bear."
Hope snapped, "Oh, shove the Tinkerbell crap up your ass."
For about two seconds, Nia just stared at her. Then she started to laugh. ~ Shiloh Walker

Collaboration is necessary for making great art. Everybody has a perspective on what they think or feel the material should ultimately look like when it hits the screen. ~ Nia Long

Whatever fantasy I had in my head of what Wolfboy looks like, it's now clear I haven't been fantasising hard enough, not nearly. ~ Leanne Hall

I don't feel less loved or less loving because I'm not married. ~ Nia Long

I think you grow through your experiences; you get better as you grow and I'm not nearly where I think I'm going to be eventually where I inspire to be and hopefully the opportunities will continue to come. ~ Nia Long

You're not ethnic enough. You're not fat enough. You're not thin enough. You're not blond enough. You're not dark enough. You're not young enough. You're not old enough. ~ Nia Vardalos

I should change my job title to Retail Psychologist and get some impressive letter after my name. ~ Leanne Hall

I know where I'm going to be, I'm not traveling here and there and everywhere. That didn't necessarily prompt me to it but it definitely opened up my mind of saying okay, maybe this is a good time to do this. ~ Nia Long

It's like going to the gym everyday. It really is. I work hard on my craft, I sweat a little bit, I run a little bit, I might sprain an ankle every now and them, but it's all good and the more you do it, the more in shape you are and it's like a machine. ~ Nia Long

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

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

I love shoes. I am a shoe fanatic. I have a special closet in my home just for my shoes. ~ Nia Long

I said 'Brian, no one is going to respect me as a mother after this.' He said, 'oh no, yes they will, this is a movie, don't worry about it.' But they're not. ~ Nia Long