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title: "3 Interpreting Quotes By Jack Jason"
description: "3 Interpreting quotes by Jack Jason. Plus more from Jack Jason and more Interpreting sayings from other authors."
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> [I moved on to the University of California, Berkley, coordinating interpreters for Deaf students at the university. The first year I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-jason/i-moved-on-to-the-university-of-california-berkley-coordinating/)

[Jack Jason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-jason/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/641/jack-jason-40978_actors_i-moved-on-to-the-university-of-californ_1250504.jpg)

> [I'm in the action, but I'm not in the action. A lot of the interpreting I do sometimes borders on performance. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-jason/i-m-in-the-action-but-i-m-not-in-the-action-a-lot-of-the-interpreting/)

[Jack Jason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-jason/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/987/jack-jason-40978_action_i-m-in-the-action-but-i-m-not-in-the-act_1999555.jpg)

> [Interpreting gives me a chance to do what I do well and have done since I was a kid. At one time,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-jason/interpreting-gives-me-a-chance-to-do-what-i-do-well-and-have-done/)

[Jack Jason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-jason/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bd/jack-jason-40978_actors_interpreting-gives-me-a-chance-to-do-wha_2231047.jpg)

## Other authors on Interpreting

## More by Jack Jason

> [ When Marlee \[Matlin\] won her Oscar, she said, "and I just want to thank my parents." When I was saying those words for her,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-jason/when-marlee-matlin-won-her-oscar-she-said-and-i-just-want-to-thank-my/)

[Jack Jason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-jason/)

> [A lot of times, if you watch sign language interpreters, there can be some lag time issues. When that happens, I think you lose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-jason/a-lot-of-times-if-you-watch-sign-language-interpreters-there-can-be/)

[Jack Jason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-jason/)

> [Being in the hearing world was more of a challenge than being in the Deaf world, because I had to learn how to write…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-jason/being-in-the-hearing-world-was-more-of-a-challenge-than-being-in-the/)

[Jack Jason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-jason/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-jason/marlee-has-said-a-million-times-wouldn-t-it-be-funny-if-there-was-a/)

[Jack Jason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-jason/)

> [I moved on to the University of California, Berkley, coordinating interpreters for Deaf students at the university. The first year I was at Berkley,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-jason/i-moved-on-to-the-university-of-california-berkley-coordinating/)

[Jack Jason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-jason/)

> [Sign language is my first language. English and Spanish are my second languages. I learned Spanish from my grandparents, sign language from my parents,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-jason/sign-language-is-my-first-language-english-and-spanish-are-my-second/)

[Jack Jason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-jason/)

> [When I grew up, there were no teletypewriters or video calls, so I primarily interpreted phone calls. At that time, where I lived, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-jason/when-i-grew-up-there-were-no-teletypewriters-or-video-calls-so-i/)

[Jack Jason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-jason/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-jason/i-m-in-the-action-but-i-m-not-in-the-action-a-lot-of-the-interpreting/)

[Jack Jason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-jason/)

> [Interpreting gives me a chance to do what I do well and have done since I was a kid. At one time, I might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-jason/interpreting-gives-me-a-chance-to-do-what-i-do-well-and-have-done/)

[Jack Jason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-jason/)

> [ 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,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-jason/marlee-matlin-is-who-she-is-and-just-happens-to-use-an-interpreter-i/)

[Jack Jason](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-jason/)

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