Nia Vardalos Quotes

I feel I have a responsibility to myself, a responsibility to explain where we're coming from. Because a song or the performance of a song is a lot like a work of art.

There is no greater joy than that of feeling oneself a creator. The triumph of life is expressed by creation.

My work is more to me than just music.

When you hold something you created, drew, and conceived, and now here it is in 3D plastic - it is a rush.

I think that for every artist, it's very important to have an output and to feel very strongly about the music you're producing.

Being a creative person, I want to feel the highs and the lows.

The emotional power of creating something... Nothing gives me as much joy as that.

In general I think that in art you only have the responsibility to tell the truth.

The art helps, between the acting gigs. I feel that if I can sing in Mamma Mia! then goddammit, I can hang a few paintings, give people lots of cocktails, and have a good time.

[On writing:] The most egotistic of occupations, and the most gratifying while it lasts.

Making reality real is art's responsibility.

Love the writing, love the writing, love the writing... the rest will follow.

Your best as an artist is to create something that resonates for you.

That is my reality. It's that important to nurture and foster my own creativity. There are plenty of birthday parties I haven't been able to go to, weddings I haven't been able to go to because I've been working. Those are things that have not been easy to give up, but at the same time, it is my reality. It's my responsibility.

I'd hate to be a writer forever and never perform, and I'd hate to perform and not write. I get sad if time has passed and I haven't written or made anything. I'm an artist.

I make films for myself, first and foremost, just because it is such a personal experience, and it's something I really have to want to do and feel connected to.

I believe that if you're an artist, it's like a gift. If you can do this for a living and you can be involved in it, it's something that you can't ignore. It's the chance for you to have a voice and create something from yourself.

The best thing about being an artist, instead of a madman or someone who writes letters to the editor, is that you get to engage in satisfying work. Even if you never publish a word, you have something important to pour yourself into.

It is not the act of making art that is painful. It is the desire to make something and not acting on it that causes pain....A day when I don't write is less happy. This is not discipline. It is affection, enthusiasm, adventure-any number of other words besides discipline.

I feel so fortunate to get paid to be an actor. I pinch myself. I get it from writing, I get it from baking, gardening... I sort of open myself to the creative flow, which is hard to do, by the way.

The true artists is one who insists on producing a supply, whether or not there's any demand.

There is nothing more satisfying than having a sentence fall into place in a way you feel is right, and then adding another one and then another one. It's extraordinarily satisfying.

I would like to sit and and write some acoustic stuff. That's what I want to do. It means creatively, that's what I want so I need to do that for myself and then I'll see.

I'm able to do my television projects and movie projects that I really want to explore. For me, it's not about the money, it's not about the fame. I love creating.

What I have to say is all in the music. If I want to say anything, I write a song.