After My Big Fat Greek Wedding hit the $100-million mark, Nia Vardalos went from no-name indie-film actress to full-fledged star. Like another Greek icon, King Midas, she thought everything she touched would turn to gold. This wasn't true of the CBS sitcom version of her film — My Big Fat Greek Life — which was axed last year amid low ratings and rumors of the star's diva-terror behavior. What did she learn from the experience?
At a press conference for her current movie, Connie and Carla, Vardalos was asked that very question. Her answer was vague, yet telling. "That experience was just, um..." she hesitated. "I feel like I've lived a lifetime since it happened, so it's hard for me to kind of put that into words. I loved my cast, and we see each other at lunches and dinner now. And that's the great thing about that."
Sadly, it looks like Vardalos will get more practice sweeping failure under the rug. This past weeken
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In Connie and Carla, Nia Vardalos and Toni Collette are showgirls who go incognito as drag queens after witnessing a crime. David Duchovny plays Vardalos' confused love interest — he really thinks she's a man. Oddly, though, the X-Files star seems disappointed he didn't land the leading lady's role!
"In Twin Peaks, I [was] the one wearing the wig and the dress, which is what I would've preferred," he says, then concedes, "It's been 15 years since I did [TP]. My ass isn't as good as it used to be, either."
Sadly, his castmates didn't even want Duchovny's advice on how to be dragalicious. "There were real drag queens in the movie," he chuckles. "I'm just a dilettante, a dabbler. I wanted the chance to dress up, dance and sing, but they wouldn't let me."
Speaking of his film career, Duchovny expects to do a second X-Files movie. "I think it definitely will happen," he enthuses. "[X-Files
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