I try to laugh as much as possible and enjoy the company of people who can make me laugh. Teri Garr More Quotes by Teri Garr More Quotes From Teri Garr I do Pilates a lot. I don't do a lot of cardiovascular stuff. Teri Garr cardiovascularpilatesstuff There were symptoms that I saw, and though I went to many doctors and had many tests, no one diagnosed MS. Teri Garr doctorssawstests I've always had this American-pie face that would get work in commercials... I'd say things like, 'Hi, Marge, how's your laundry?' and 'Hi, I'm a real nice Georgia peach.' Sometimes this work is one step above being a cocktail waitress. Teri Garr pienicereal My doctor said, for want of a better word, now that we've got medicines out here that can help, let's put you on one of them and say we're treating MS. Teri Garr doctorsmedicinewant I was in an acting class taught by Eric Morris, and Jack Nicholson was in the class. He wrote the script for 'Head', so all of us in the class got little tiny parts in the movie. Teri Garr ericactingclass If there's ever a woman who's smart, funny, or witty, people are afraid of that, so they don't write that. They only write parts for women where they let everything be steamrolled over them, where they let people wipe their feet all over them. Teri Garr smartwritingwitty I understand how hard it is to talk to people about MS. You don't want pity or random advice. Teri Garr wantadvicepeople I think eventually they're going to find out that MS is like 10 different things. I have a neurological disease something like MS, and it's MS, so let's take medicine for it Teri Garr medicinedifferentthinking There's always going to be somebody worse off than me Teri Garr MS doesn't define who I am. Teri Garr who-i-am I plan to live to be 120! Teri Garr plans I take one of the interferon therapies, Rebif. Teri Garr therapy Sandy: Boy, you must really think I'm stupid or something. Jeff: Ahh, no one would call you stupid, to your face. Teri Garr stupidboysthinking In addition to having a good partnership with a good doctor, you have to do some of the work yourself. Go online, read about it, and find out what you can tolerate Teri Garr partnershiponlinedoctors I have a disease, but I also have a lot of other things. Teri Garr disease Someday they may cure MS, that idiot thing. It gets in there and they can't get it out. Teri Garr somedayidiotmay I think there are a lot of myths about MS, and it may have affected my career. Teri Garr careersmaythinking I'd like to play something classical. I'm in the Strindberg society, and we do readings of Strindberg plays. I'd love to do Nora in 'A Doll's House.' And Chekhov. I have been working back to back on what I call 'regular jobs,' so it's hard to do plays. Teri Garr backsocietyhouselove I always say don't be scared. It's not that bad - there's always something worse - and there is definitely life after multiple sclerosis. Teri Garr saybadalwayslife What is the difference between an actress over 50 and an actress with a disability? Nothing. They both can't find work. Teri Garr findnothingdisabilitywork
