All Marlee Matlin Quotes
- Living modestly in a suburban neighborhood while trying to support four children through private school is not extravagant or living large. Children
- The handicap of deafness is not in the ear; it is in the mind. Deafness
- What parent has it easy? I just never make the difficulty of it an obstacle. I just do it. Difficulty
- When I was young I knew I was deaf. I couldn't accept it. Accept
- When you're up for an award at the Oscars, try as you might, it's hard to concentrate on the show. Award
- How many deaf people do you know in real life? Unless they live in a cave, or are 14, which seems to be true for… Already Know
- I've been around since I was 19, I won the Oscar when I was 21, I've had a couple of TV series. I've continued to… Around Since
- Differences are scarier now. The dollar isn't so guaranteed if you don't follow what they see as the norm. But I don't moan about it.… Differences
- Hollywood embraced me in the late '80s because there was a good project I was in and it was different. Nowadays, it's about corporate mentality,… 80s
- I can hear you and I can watch your mouth move, and then I put together the sounds and the visual image, and I can… Hear
- 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