All Marlee Matlin Quotes
- I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, and in spite of what most people might have expected from a young girl growing up deaf,… Barriers
- I was 21 years and 218 days old when I received the Academy Award for Best Actress. I had just stepped into an imaginary world… Academy
- It was my father who instilled the 'never say no' attitude I carry around with me today, and who instilled in me a sense of… Adventure
- I became deaf when I was 18 months old. And I learned to sign when I was 5 years old. Became
- Humor comes in all forms, and everyone has their cup of tea about what makes them laugh. But the day we censor humor is a… All
- YouTube is akin to having my own network. Akin
- Popular broadcast shows and movies have their closed captions stripped when they go to the Internet. Broadcast
- My parents were the ones who gave me the independence, who gave me the spark to do anything that you set your mind to, as… All
- I want roles without anger and feistiness. I want to show weakness and sadness, some love, some happiness. Anger
- I hope I inspire people who hear. Hearing people have the ability to remove barriers that prevent deaf people from achieving their dreams. Ability
- The best feeling in the world is when you child just comes up to you and lays their head in your lap, for no other… Best
- What the Bleep Do We Know was not written with a deaf person in mind, but when they met me, it clicked with them to… Actor
- The Earth does not belong to us: we belong to the Earth. Belong
- Looking back now, thinking about that moment in the lights, with my heart pounding, Oscar in my hand, all I can say is I am… All
- As a kid, during the school year, my head was often buried in a textbook or Judy Blume book; the words and pictures were the… Barrier
- 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 movies,… Deafness