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

I got a good handshake. A lot of executives tell me I have the best handshake in Hollywood.

I got a good handshake. A lot of executives tell me I have the best handshake in Hollywood.

- Marlee Matlin

Silence is the last thing the world will ever hear from me.

Silence is the last thing the world will ever hear from me.

- Marlee Matlin

I hope I inspire people who hear. Hearing people have the ability to remove barriers that prevent deaf people from achieving their dreams.

I hope I inspire people who hear. Hearing people have the ability to remove barriers that prevent deaf people from achieving their dreams.

- 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

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

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

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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