Nia Vardalos
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"Antonia Eugenia "Nia" Vardalos", is a Canadian-born actress, screenwriter, director, singer and producer. Her most notable work is the 2002 Academy Award–nominated film My Big Fat Greek Wedding, which was based on a one-woman stage play she dramatized and in which she starred.

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

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I've understood the desire for a sequel, because I hear it all the time from my family and everyone I run into at a Starbucks.

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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.

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I liked the title, and I wanted to explore the concept of this contrived holiday and what happens when romance is forced on us.

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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.

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I do recommend it for all girls, and boys, out there: put on a pair of fishnet stockings and find your inner sexiness!

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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 things. I'm sort of a fearless idiot that way.

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Tom will play a man who is forced into a career change when he least expects it.

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