When I grew up, there were no teletypewriters or video calls, so I primarily interpreted phone calls. At that time, where I lived, it wasn't embarrassing to have Deaf parents; it was cool to be able to speak a different… — Jack Jason Copy Share Image
When Marlee [Matlin] won her Oscar, she said, "and I just want to thank my parents." When I was saying those words for her,… — Jack Jason Copy Share Image
A lot of times, if you watch sign language interpreters, there can be some lag time issues. When that happens, I think you lose… — Jack Jason Copy Share Image
Being in the hearing world was more of a challenge than being in the Deaf world, because I had to learn how to write… — Jack Jason Copy Share Image
Marlee has said a million times, "Wouldn't it be funny if there was a camera trained on the two of us?" because we get… — Jack Jason Copy Share Image
I moved on to the University of California, Berkley, coordinating interpreters for Deaf students at the university. The first year I was at Berkley,… — Jack Jason Copy Share Image
Sign language is my first language. English and Spanish are my second languages. I learned Spanish from my grandparents, sign language from my parents,… — Jack Jason Copy Share Image
When I grew up, there were no teletypewriters or video calls, so I primarily interpreted phone calls. At that time, where I lived, it… — Jack Jason Copy Share Image
I'm in the action, but I'm not in the action. A lot of the interpreting I do sometimes borders on performance. It gives me… — Jack Jason Copy Share Image
Interpreting gives me a chance to do what I do well and have done since I was a kid. At one time, I might… — Jack Jason Copy Share Image
Marlee [Matlin] is who she is and just happens to use an interpreter. I'm not a teacher. I'm not a helper. I'm just Jack,… — Jack Jason Copy Share Image
![“When Marlee [Matlin] won her Oscar, she said, "and I just want to thank my parents." When I was saying those words for her, I knew my parents were in the audience. I was saying it for her and a little bit for myself, even though I wasn't saying it in sign language and they didn't understand what I…” quote by Jack Jason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/db7/jack-jason-40978_audience_when-marlee-matlin-won-her-oscar-she-sai_227121.jpg)
![“Marlee [Matlin] is who she is and just happens to use an interpreter. I'm not a teacher. I'm not a helper. I'm just Jack, the interpreter guy.” quote by Jack Jason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f0f/jack-jason-40978_guy_marlee-matlin-is-who-she-is-and-just-hap_3194848.jpg)