Author: Marlee Matlin

Quotes

The handicap of deafness is not in the ear; it is in the mind.

The handicap of deafness is not in the ear; it is in the mind.

- Marlee Matlin

There is nothing better than being a parent. It is the most challenging job one could ever ask for. I love being a mom and I love being a friend to my children as well.

There is nothing better than being a parent. It is the most challenging job one could ever ask for. I love being a mom and I love being a friend to my children as well.

- Marlee Matlin

When I learned to sign and speak at the same time, the whole world opened up to me. That's the beauty of encouraging kids who are deaf to use whatever it takes to communicate.

When I learned to sign and speak at the same time, the whole world opened up to me. That's the beauty of encouraging kids who are deaf to use whatever it takes to communicate.

- Marlee Matlin

Everybody's got a job to do, and I do mine as best I can.

Everybody's got a job to do, and I do mine as best I can.

- Marlee Matlin

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 sad one for sure.

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 sad one for sure.

- Marlee Matlin

I have a great husband, great parents and in-laws, and I have help with a nanny. It's not easy, but there are others who do it every day and don't have a high-profile job as I do.

I have a great husband, great parents and in-laws, and I have help with a nanny. It's not easy, but there are others who do it every day and don't have a high-profile job as I do.

- Marlee Matlin

I have made the choices that work best for me. I know I cannot please everyone, and that's fine.

I have made the choices that work best for me. I know I cannot please everyone, and that's fine.

- Marlee Matlin

At some point we have to stop and say, There's Marlee, not, There's the deaf actress.

At some point we have to stop and say, There's Marlee, not, There's the deaf actress.

- Marlee Matlin

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, box office, youth.

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, box office, youth.

- Marlee Matlin

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