Before a big acting competition, my dad sent me a note that said, 'Define the moment. Don't let the moment define you.'

- Katie Leclerc

The iPad was my first splurge after I got my first paychecks. I paid off the debt, and I now bring the iPad with me to auditions.

- Katie Leclerc

In the deaf community, in order to play a role of someone with a hearing loss... you have to have hearing loss.

- Katie Leclerc

I'm a total nerd. I love comic books and video games and most of all zombies!

- Katie Leclerc

My junior year, I was in a play at school and five days before opening night, I still didn't know my lines. Opening night was a disaster. I was so em…

- Katie Leclerc

In my normal life, I do not speak with an accent. It's harder for people to realize my hearing loss in everyday life.

- Katie Leclerc

It's really important to be active in your community, whatever community that is... find allies and find people who you relate to and who make you st…

- Katie Leclerc

I have a condition called Menieres disease which is a problem with fluid retention in the inner ear. It has four symptoms: ringing in the ear, pressu…

- Katie Leclerc

I was born in San Antonio, TX, but moved to Lakewood, CO in elementary school. Then, I moved to Valley Center, CA in high school.

- Katie Leclerc