 Every one of us is different in some way, but for those of us who are more different, we have to put more effort into convincing the less different that we can do the same thing they can, just differently. |
| I listen to Billy Joel. He is fabulous. I saw him with Elton John when they toured together, it was so great. |
| When it comes down to it, it's about who you know, and who's a fan. It's about whether you're the right age, whether you're hot or not, whether the studio is into you or not. |
| I have a great husband, great parents and in-laws, and I have help with a nanny. It's not easy, but there are others who do it every day and don't have a high-profile job as I do. |
| I learned to speak first, and then to sign. I have never really known what it was like to hear, so I can't compare hearing aids to normal hearing. |
| I'm gonna be unemployed when people read this. Ha. |
| At some point we have to stop and say, There's Marlee, not, There's the deaf actress. |
| There is nothing better than being a parent. It is the most challenging job one could ever ask for. I love being a mom and I love being a friend to my children as well. |
| If I were offered a cochlear implant today, I would prefer not to have one. But that's not a statement about hearing aids or cochlear implants. It's about who you are. |
| I've been around since I was 19, I won the Oscar when I was 21, I've had a couple of TV series. I've continued to work despite the predictions of some naysayers. |
| Watch me when people say deaf and dumb, or deaf mute, and I give them a look like you might get if you called Denzel Washington the wrong name. |
| I am writing my second novel for children for Simon and Schuster. |
| Maybe my way of communicating through sign made me more in tune with my body and how it moved. Who knows? I just know when I saw a stage for the first time, I wanted to be on it. |
| I'm different, and my manner invites questions. I'm never afraid to answer. |
| Everybody's got a job to do, and I do mine as best I can. |
| When I was 13, I told Henry Winkler I wanted to act. He said, Do it and don't let anyone stand in your way. His validation just made it all the more true. I haven't stopped thanking him since. |
| It seems we're always in transition and that it's more about trends than it is about what's meaningful. |
| I find the mantle of, she works hard for the money, or, she's overcome so many obstacles a bit overused. |
| Differences are scarier now. The dollar isn't so guaranteed if you don't follow what they see as the norm. But I don't moan about it. I just keep working. |
| The best feeling in the world is when your child comes up to you and lays their head in your lap, for no other reason but just because. I can't wait to have more. |
