Explore Quotes by Marlee Matlin

It seems we're always in transition and that it's more about trends than it is about what's meaningful.

Differences are scarier now. The dollar isn't so guaranteed if you don't follow what they see as the norm. But I don't moan about it. I just keep working.

When I was young I knew I was deaf. I couldn't accept it.

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.

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.

I listen to Billy Joel. He is fabulous. I saw him with Elton John when they toured together, it was so great.

I am writing my second novel for children for Simon and Schuster.

I find the mantle of, she works hard for the money, or, she's overcome so many obstacles a bit overused.

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

I've always wanted to write a book relating my experiences growing up as a deaf child in Chicago. Contrary to what people might think, it wasn't all about hearing aids and speech classes or frustrations.

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.

I'm gonna be unemployed when people read this. Ha.

Why are people so interested in other people's relationships? It's like stealing.

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

At the end of the day, it's about the best interests of the children.

Every one of us is different in some way, but for those of us who are more different, we have to put more effort into convincing the less different that we can do the same thing they can, just differently.

I'm not broke. Like everybody else, I owe money.

I live my life like everyone else; everyone has their own obstacles. Mine is deafness.

Watch me when people say deaf and dumb, or deaf mute, and I give them a look like you might get if you called Denzel Washington the wrong name.

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

There are so many people, deaf or otherwise abled, who are so talented but overlooked or not given a chance to even get their foot in the door.