“I moved on to the University of California, Berkley, coordinating interpreters for Deaf students at the university. The first year I was at Berkley, we brought in artists, performers, actors, and poets to create a Deaf arts festival. I did a lot of the interpreting for the stage performers. By the second year, I realized that I really liked producing arts festivals that had to do something with signing.”
![“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)
