Quotes from Leah Remini

My actions and the things I say and do, I wonder if they have an effect on my daughter and the way she's going to be as a person. I just want her to be a good person.

As a kid, I remember wondering why we lived in an apartment, not in a brownstone, and why we drove an LTD, not a Cadillac. Even now, I'm like that. If I'm on the 5th floor, I will wonder why I'm not on the 6th floor. But that was my drive. I was obsessed with my family having a better life.

My family is not so different from the rest of America. I think people love to see that, 'Oh, just because she's on television and in Hollywood, I can still relate to her.'

I'm not a neat freak. I don't mind things being messy but I mind them being dirty. I just can't relax in a dirty environment. I like things organized.

Being critical of Tom Cruise is being critical of Scientology itself. You are evil.

I love a man in a suit. Men should stay clothed, even if they have nice bodies.

I love men who know when to put their foot down and when not to.

There's a lot involved in going to the bathroom for women.

Because Scientologists view children as spiritual beings, you're not treated as a kid, so you're given a lot of responsibility. Your ego becomes extremely inflated.

Are you trying to give me a hint that I should drop it? I can lose the accent; I just have to really focus on what I'm saying. And I have to talk slowly.

There shouldn't be any kind of judgment towards somebody who has a belief system that is not yours.

I've really come to realize you have to love yourself before you can expect someone else to.

But inside, I'm going, 'Oh my God, is my zipper up? Do I have a booger in my nose?' That's my inner monologue.

The guy has to kill the spider and get the dead mouse outta the pool.

In my house, it's family first - but I was spending most of my time at the church. So, I was saying 'family first,' but I wasn't showing that. I didn't like the message that sent my daughter.

I envision Hollywood as a race, and some people simply drop off before their turn comes around. It's all about stamina - your ability to get back up and keep going even though everything is pointing at the odds not being in your favor.

I used to do skits for my mom... and I was always entertaining as a kid.

What Scientology offers is a bigger game. You're part of an elite group saving the planet.

Men have just come up to me and asked for my number right away. That doesn't work. You have to know somebody and have a conversation.

I applaud my mother now for getting me through that time and making me believe in myself.

I used to do skits for my mom... and I was always entertaining as a kid.

Men stop trying after a while and get lazy.