Millicent Simmonds Professions : Actress Browse All Authors Top 26 quotes by Millicent Simmonds The deaf community relies so much on eye contact, expression and body language. It's such a huge part of who we are. Millicent Simmonds communitylanguagebodyeye I don't know that hearing people have ever felt that experience of truly being left out. They have easy communication, while deaf people can't join in. It takes more time to communicate with us. Millicent Simmonds experiencecommunicationtimepeople What I want to do is encourage more of that, more deaf presence in TV, movies, acting, modeling - that's really what I want to work toward. Millicent Simmonds moviesmodelingwantwork If you're disabled or different from what general society deems normal, it's fine. There will always be people who won't accept you, but there are others you can find who will. You're never alone. Millicent Simmonds aloneyousocietypeople American Sign Language is a language. It's fun to learn, and it's different from other languages because you use your hands, you use your face, your facial expressions, and there is also an incredible culture that comes with it and an amazing community too, and through that, we can support each other. Millicent Simmonds faceyoucommunityculture I think signing gave 'A Quiet Place' a unique quality. I think sign language is represented as beautiful and helpful. Millicent Simmonds qualitylanguageuniquebeautiful We have a wonderful world. I feel very lucky to be in it. Millicent Simmonds feelluckywonderfulworld A lot of people say the middle child is the most adventurous. That's me! Millicent Simmonds people-saychildmepeople I'm happy being deaf. I'm happy with my life and my family. Millicent Simmonds my-lifefamilyhappylife I want to travel the world - like Egypt. I love history. That's my favorite subject at school. From the building of the pyramids to... King Tut. Their way of working without technology. I find all that fascinating. Millicent Simmonds kingtechnologylovehistory 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 possible. Millicent Simmonds moviesthoughtthinkpeople To really understand a deaf person's experience, you need someone that is deaf to be able to tell you what their experience is. Millicent Simmonds someoneunderstandyouexperience I'd like to meet more people and gain more experiences and travel. Millicent Simmonds meetlikepeopletravel I'm not as savvy and knowledgable about all of the directors that are out there, but as a person, I'm really open-minded and love meeting new people and watching the way directors film and their perspectives and following their lead. Millicent Simmonds newlovepeopleway I think it's really important that we have diversity - whether it's different languages, cultures - be involved in film and in the arts. Millicent Simmonds thinkdiversitydifferentimportant I'm actually a fan of horror films. Millicent Simmonds horror-filmsactuallyfanhorror Scary movies depend on sound a lot to scare people. When I look around and see people are jumping in their seats, I think: Why? Why? Nothing happened! Millicent Simmonds movieslookthinkpeople I always wanted to be a cop or a fireman or do something dangerous. Millicent Simmonds somethingalwayscopdangerous I ride my motorcycle with my dad, I hang out with my sisters. Millicent Simmonds outridemotorcycledad I wouldn't mind if I had to travel every single day. I love meeting new people and experiencing new things, making new connections with people in different places. Millicent Simmonds daylovepeopletravel Similar Authors Beatrice Lillie actress Adepero Oduye actress Adrienne Barbeau actress Bindu actress Alexandra Breckenridge actress Bojana Novakovic actressAll Authors
