Actor Quote by Lauren Ridloff

What I want to do is encourage more of that, more deaf presence in TV, movies, acting, modeling - that's really what I want…

— Millicent Simmonds

I've been involved in the deaf community for years, and my friends in the community that are actors or performers get very frustrated when…

— Rachel Shenton

You know it's very difficult to be an actor, and to have people depending on you to say the right line, at the right…

— Leslie Nielsen

As an actor, you know there are things you get asked to do that you do quite well, with less effort.

— Martin Freeman

There are too many talented deaf men and women out there who are actors, who really have chops, who really know what they're doing.…

— Paul Raci

I never really dreamed of becoming an actor because I've seen how hard it is within the deaf community.

— Lauren Ridloff

Just hiring a deaf actor is not a job well done.

— Rose Ayling-Ellis

It's nice to have recognition for doing a good job, but at the end of the day, I'm just an actor and I'm doing…

— Richard Madden

All I want to see from an actor is the intensity and accuracy of their listening.

— Alan Rickman

As a deaf actor, doing Shakespeare feels quite scary. But I feel like I get braver all the time.

— Rose Ayling-Ellis

I don't know how much I have improved as an actor. I think that is a constant process that should happen subconsciously.

— Aishwarya Lekshmi

Anytime I do a movie or a TV show, I make them aware of my hearing loss at the beginning, and that makes it…

— Lou Ferrigno