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> [When you're up for an award at the Oscars, try as you might, it's hard to concentrate on the show.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/when-you-re-up-for-an-award-at-the-oscars-try-as-you-might-it-s-hard/)

[Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/)

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## More by Marlee Matlin

> [Looking back now, thinking about that moment in the lights, with my heart pounding, Oscar in my hand, all I can say is I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/looking-back-now-thinking-about-that-moment-in-the-lights-with-my/)

[Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/)

> [I'm tired of seeing listings of programs I want to watch that aren't closed captioned. And I'm tired of looking for the symbol on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/i-m-tired-of-seeing-listings-of-programs-i-want-to-watch-that-aren-t/)

[Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/)

> [We had a dog, Apples. He was 13 years old, toothless, blind and had the worst breath this side of Jabba the Hut. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/we-had-a-dog-apples-he-was-13-years-old-toothless-blind-and-had-the/)

[Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/)

> [What the Bleep Do We Know was not written with a deaf person in mind, but when they met me, it clicked with them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/what-the-bleep-do-we-know-was-not-written-with-a-deaf-person-in-mind/)

[Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/)

> [I like to say that the greatest handicap of deafness does not lie in the ear, it lies in the mind. I hope that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/i-like-to-say-that-the-greatest-handicap-of-deafness-does-not-lie-in/)

[Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/)

> [There are so many people, deaf or otherwise abled, who are so talented but overlooked or not given a chance to even get their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/there-are-so-many-people-deaf-or-otherwise-abled-who-are-so-talented/)

[Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/)

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/when-i-was-13-i-told-henry-winkler-i-wanted-to-act-he-said-do-it-and/)

[Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/)

> [There are many deaf people who couldn't imagine living in a marriage without someone who doesn't speak their language. For me, I believe that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/there-are-many-deaf-people-who-couldn-t-imagine-living-in-a-marriage/)

[Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/)

> [Watch me when people say deaf and dumb, or deaf mute, and I give them a look like you might get if you called…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/watch-me-when-people-say-deaf-and-dumb-or-deaf-mute-and-i-give-them-a/)

[Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/)

> [YouTube is akin to having my own network.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/youtube-is-akin-to-having-my-own-network/)

[Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/)

> [I hope I inspire people who hear. Hearing people have the ability to remove barriers that prevent deaf people from achieving their dreams.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/i-hope-i-inspire-people-who-hear-hearing-people-have-the-ability-to/)

[Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/)

> [I learned to speak first, and then to sign. I have never really known what it was like to hear, so I cant compare…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/i-learned-to-speak-first-and-then-to-sign-i-have-never-really-known/)

[Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/)

> [It was ability that mattered, not disability, which is a word I'm not crazy about using.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/it-was-ability-that-mattered-not-disability-which-is-a-word-i-m-not/)

[Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/)

> [“Social justice is for everyone, including people with disabilities.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/social-justice-is-for-everyone-including-people-with-disabilities/)

[Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/)

> [The only thing I can't do is hear. I can drive, I have a life with four kids, I work on TV, I do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marlee-matlin/the-only-thing-i-can-t-do-is-hear-i-can-drive-i-have-a-life-with-four/)

[Marlee Matlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marlee-matlin/)

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