It was ability that mattered, not disability, which is a word I'm not crazy about using. Marlee Matlin More Quotes by Marlee Matlin More Quotes From Marlee Matlin I learned to speak first, and then to sign. I have never really known what it was like to hear, so I cant compare hearing aids to normal hearing. Marlee Matlin hearingnormalfirsts Why are people so interested in other people's relationships? It's like stealing. Marlee Matlin stealingpeople The best feeling in the world is when your child comes up to you and lays their head in your lap, for no other reason but just because. I can't wait to have more. Marlee Matlin waitingfeelingschildren Everybody's got a job to do, and I do mine as best I can. Marlee Matlin minesi-canjobs I guess not being able to hear just made me adventurous and daring. And in most cases, that didn't make my parents very happy with me. Marlee Matlin adventurousableparent I listen to Billy Joel. He is fabulous. I saw him with Elton John when they toured together, it was so great. Marlee Matlin fabuloussawstogether I was the youngest and only girl in a family of two older brothers. Marlee Matlin girlbrothertwo Living modestly in a suburban neighborhood while trying to support four children through private school is not extravagant or living large. Marlee Matlin supportchildrenschool I'm gonna be unemployed when people read this. Ha. Marlee Matlin unemployedpeople What parent has it easy? I just never make the difficulty of it an obstacle. I just do it. Marlee Matlin obstaclesparenteasy When I was young I knew I was deaf. I couldn't accept it. Marlee Matlin deafacceptingyoung When you're up for an award at the Oscars, try as you might, it's hard to concentrate on the show. Marlee Matlin oscarsawardstrying How many deaf people do you know in real life? Unless they live in a cave, or are 14, which seems to be true for most people in this business, what could I possibly tell them that they don't already know? Marlee Matlin cavesrealpeople I'm not broke. Like everybody else, I owe money. Marlee Matlin broke 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 hollywooddifferentoffice I can hear you and I can watch your mouth move, and then I put together the sounds and the visual image and I can understand the words as I integrate the two signals. Marlee Matlin togethertwomoving I was 21 years and 218 days old when I received the Academy Award for Best Actress. I had just stepped into an imaginary world that I'd seen at a distance for years. Marlee Matlin distanceawardsyears I am writing my second novel for children for Simon and Schuster. Marlee Matlin second-chancewritingchildren I hope that through my example, such as my role on 'The West Wing,' I can help change attitudes on deafness and prove we can really do everything... except hear. Marlee Matlin examplewingsattitude The Earth does not belong to us: we belong to the Earth. Marlee Matlin belongdoesusenvironmentalearth
