Actor Quote by Rose Ayling-Ellis

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

— Lauren Ridloff

What I'm going to make sure happens, if I have anything to say about it, now that people are listening - we need to…

— Paul Raci

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

Growing up, I never thought about becoming an actress because I never saw deaf people in TV or movies. I didn't think it was…

— Millicent Simmonds

I've done some Shakespeare and I was really scared, but I am pleased I did it.

— Amanda Redman

I'm constantly intimidated by Shakespeare's work. Trying to decipher what he's saying and holding on to that thought - not just as an actor,…

— Zoe Wanamaker

I had never done Shakespeare before, but I don't think you can be an actor and not do it. There were moments when I…

— Jessica Lange

You can’t act Shakespeare until you can speak him.

— Patsy Rodenburg

Sometimes as a deaf actor navigating television and film, I fret that I am asking for too much or am slowing things down, but…

— Lauren Ridloff

Shakespeare is one of the reasons I've stayed an actor. Sometimes I spend full days doing Shakespeare by myself, just for the joy of…

— Al Pacino

There's plenty of deaf actors, tons of them that are talented, that deserve to work.

— Paul Raci

It's exciting to share an art form that I would never have imagined sharing with the deaf community. Doing musicals, it's not like, 'Oh,…

— Michael Arden