Quotes from Leah Remini

When it mattered the most, my mother was there for me. It was the moment that erased all those days she wasn't there.

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.

I've always had a show that went seven episodes or 13 episodes or whatever. And I've never had a show that's gone past a first season. It really is a lot of work.

I'm blessed to have a voice, and I'm going to use it.

If you don't care about somebody, you don't even bother to fight with them.

Oddly, moving to L.A. had nothing to do with me wanting to be an actress. My mother had a friend who was willing to take us in for a month until we could get on our feet. So we lived on her floor. It was pretty traumatic, but I found my strength through my mother in that time because she never once made us feel like we wouldn't be OK.

I was always religious. I was baptized as a Catholic. I got my daughter baptized as a Catholic.

Belief and faith are great, but very few people have been led astray by thinking for themselves.

I always was trying to make people laugh as a kid. I was a big fan of Carol Burnett and Gilda Radner. I watched them and I remember feeling as a child, when I heard the laughter they got, a little jealous that they made someone laugh like that.

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.

I don't want to be known as this bitter, ex-Scientologist. I'm not trying to bash anybody, and I'm not trying to be controversial. I just want people to know the truth.

I would do another talk show if it was the way that I wanted to do it. Like, you can't tell me what we're talking about, and I want to hear real stuff.

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.

You have to learn to believe you deserve love. And I'm getting there. I'm starting to believe it.

I didn't want to raise my daughter in the church because from what I experienced and what I saw, the church becomes everything - your mother, your father, your everything. You are dependent on the church.

I have a big mouth, and I have a temper, so that's not good for people. That's not good for executives.

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.

It keeps you grounded, you lead a regular life and you appreciate things more.

I believe that people should value family and value friendships and hold those things sacrosanct.

When you get your show - that's what 'King of Queens' was for me. That was my part; that was my show - I was meant to have that part.

I loved 'King of Queens'... You can't spend that amount of time somewhere and not pick that as your favorite.

There's things you can say about me, but here's what you can't say about me: that I'm not being genuine.

I try to be a good person. I know what my downfalls are, so that's a good thing.

I am truly grateful and thankful for all your support.