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> [I'm an actor, not a writer. I'd be pretty annoyed if the writers tried to come in and hang over my shoulder telling me how to act, so I don't go in and tell them how to write.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shoshannah-stern/i-m-an-actor-not-a-writer-i-d-be-pretty-annoyed-if-the-writers-tried/)

[Shoshannah Stern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shoshannah-stern/)

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## More by Shoshannah Stern

> [I feel I should defer to the writers and the directors because they're the ones who have the complete vision. They see things through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shoshannah-stern/i-feel-i-should-defer-to-the-writers-and-the-directors-because-they/)

[Shoshannah Stern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shoshannah-stern/)

> [Most of the time, I get auditions for deaf characters where the scene has them communicating in really convoluted ways, like reading lips from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shoshannah-stern/most-of-the-time-i-get-auditions-for-deaf-characters-where-the-scene/)

[Shoshannah Stern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shoshannah-stern/)

> [I am fourth-generation deaf, which means everyone in my immediate family is deaf. So I grew up always having 100 percent accessibility to language…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shoshannah-stern/i-am-fourth-generation-deaf-which-means-everyone-in-my-immediate/)

[Shoshannah Stern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shoshannah-stern/)

> [I'm an actor, not a writer. I'd be pretty annoyed if the writers tried to come in and hang over my shoulder telling me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shoshannah-stern/i-m-an-actor-not-a-writer-i-d-be-pretty-annoyed-if-the-writers-tried/)

[Shoshannah Stern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shoshannah-stern/)

> [I think I've wanted to be an actress since the day I was born. I even asked my parents for an agent for my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shoshannah-stern/i-think-i-ve-wanted-to-be-an-actress-since-the-day-i-was-born-i-even/)

[Shoshannah Stern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shoshannah-stern/)

> [I'd knocked on doors when I'd gone to theater school in Los Angeles the summer of my junior year, trying to find an agent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shoshannah-stern/i-d-knocked-on-doors-when-i-d-gone-to-theater-school-in-los-angeles/)

[Shoshannah Stern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shoshannah-stern/)

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