Before I had an agent, I tried to apply for Spotlight membership and was rejected more than once. — Rose Ayling-Ellis Copy Share Image
I am a big believer of getting yourself out of your comfort zone, because that's where you grow. — Rose Ayling-Ellis Comfort Copy Share Image
How is a young deaf actor supposed to get their foot in the door, when the door is firmly shut on them… — Rose Ayling-Ellis Actor Copy Share Image
Every job I have been given, I have always been the only deaf person and it always comes with its challenges and… — Rose Ayling-Ellis Challenges Copy Share Image
I believe that diverse, rich, and fascinating deaf stories are ready to go mainstream and that we can do this, together. — Rose Ayling-Ellis Copy Share Image
What I do know is that disabled people shouldn't be responsible for curing non-disabled people of their ignorance. — Rose Ayling-Ellis Disability Copy Share Image
It is okay to make mistakes, we all do. If we don't make mistakes, how are we going to learn? — Rose Ayling-Ellis Failure Copy Share Image
I like to blast the music so loud in my car that people outside look at me like I'm a weirdo. — Rose Ayling-Ellis Copy Share Image
It is my hope that, by sharing my thoughts and feelings, I will encourage you to think about how you can improve… — Rose Ayling-Ellis Copy Share Image
It's been a lonely, upsetting journey, and whilst winning 'Strictly' was an amazing experience, it shouldn't be allowed to conceal the hardships… — Rose Ayling-Ellis Amazing Copy Share Image
DYT believed in who I was as an actress and who I could be, which is something I want for generations of… — Rose Ayling-Ellis Copy Share Image
The biggest challenge growing up was probably around education. I had to fight a lot to get the support that I needed… — Rose Ayling-Ellis Biggest challenge Copy Share Image
When I was little, I would draw hearing aids onto my Barbie dolls to make them look like me, so I am… — Rose Ayling-Ellis Barbie Copy Share Image
I struggled a lot with English, with grammar. You write what you hear. Deaf people have to remember it and spell things… — Rose Ayling-Ellis Age Copy Share Image
In the hearing world, I'm constantly having to lip-read and trying to understand what's going on. Sign language is so beautiful. It… — Rose Ayling-Ellis Beautiful Copy Share Image
It's not enough to make me a pioneer on my own without allowing other deaf people to have a platform, and not… — Rose Ayling-Ellis Behind the scenes Copy Share Image
At primary school, nursery school, going way back, where my education was difficult, so my mum had to fight to make it… — Rose Ayling-Ellis Copy Share Image
I love being deaf because it's given me a purpose, it's given me something to aim for. — Rose Ayling-Ellis Copy Share Image
It's so normal for disabled people that we're used to fighting all the time, so it's nice not to. — Rose Ayling-Ellis Disability Copy Share Image
Me being deaf isn't the problem. There is nothing wrong with being deaf; it's society that is the problem. — Rose Ayling-Ellis Being Copy Share Image
My appearance on 'Strictly' should have encouraged people to seek out other deaf talent, yet how many deaf characters have we seen… — Rose Ayling-Ellis Copy Share Image
It's not enough to only elevate me, there are so many talented deaf people out there and thousands of amazing deaf stories… — Rose Ayling-Ellis Amazing Copy Share Image
I have heard so many stories about deaf people going to a doctor, they ask for an interpreter, and they don't refer… — Rose Ayling-Ellis Children Copy Share Image
I'm constantly fighting to have my deaf identity represented but end up being made to feel like my voice isn't heard -… — Rose Ayling-Ellis Community Copy Share Image
I was thrown to suddenly find myself considered a deaf pioneer, the poster girl for the deaf community. It came with new… — Rose Ayling-Ellis Community Copy Share Image
DYT, under the direction of Paula Garfield, was my first experience of deaf performing arts and I loved my time there. It… — Rose Ayling-Ellis Actor Copy Share Image
I grew up in Kent and we didn't have theatres with BSL or captions. I went to a pantomime once and it… — Rose Ayling-Ellis Copy Share Image
You can't write about deaf people without a deaf person's input. Nothing about us, without us. A consultant should be involved at… — Rose Ayling-Ellis Copy Share Image
They're really supportive, and I love my family to bits, but I did feel, growing up, that I would love to have… — Rose Ayling-Ellis Brother Copy Share Image
