Quotes by Marlee Matlin

About Marlee Matlin:

Marlee Beth Matlin is an American actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for Children of a Lesser God (1986), and is both the only deaf performer to win the award, and, at 21, the youngest to date. Her work in film and television has resulted in a Golden Globe award, with two additional nominations, and four Emmy nominations. Deaf since she was 18 months old, she is also a prominent member of the National Association of the Deaf. Her longtime interpreter is Jack Jason.
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It was my father who instilled the 'never say no' attitude I carry around with me today, and who instilled in me a sense of wonder, always taking us on adventures in the car, never telling us the destination.

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When it comes down to it, it's about who you know, and who's a fan. It's about whether you're the right age, whether you're hot or not, whether the studio is into you or not.

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I want roles without anger and feistiness. I want to show weakness and sadness, some love, some happiness.

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

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I have made the choices that work best for me. I know I cannot please everyone, and that's fine.

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I got a good handshake. A lot of executives tell me I have the best handshake in Hollywood.

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The best feeling in the world is when you child just comes up to you and lays their head in your lap, for no other reason but just because.

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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.

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Looking back now, thinking about that moment in the lights, with my heart pounding, Oscar in my hand, all I can say is I am grateful and humbled - still to this day. Next to marrying my husband and the birth of my children, it is one of the best days...

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I learned a long time ago from when I did 'Seinfeld' never to take anything seriously, and to be part of the joke is the best way to show what a good sport I was.

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I learned to speak first, and then to sign. I have never really known what it was like to hear, so I can't compare hearing aids to normal hearing.

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

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It was ability that mattered, not disability, which is a word I'm not crazy about using.

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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.

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When I was 13, I told Henry Winkler I wanted to act. He said, Do it and don't let anyone stand in your way. His validation just made it all the more true. I haven't stopped thanking him since.

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Living modestly in a suburban neighborhood while trying to support four children through private school is not extravagant or living large.

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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.

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I became deaf when I was 18 months old. And I learned to sign when I was 5 years old.

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We aren't handicapped in any way except by what other people think. Focus on people's abilities. I can't be on 'American Idol,' but there's all kinds of stuff I can do.

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In the deaf community, there are different types of people who have different philosophies. Some believe that they should only sign. Some believe they should only speak. Some people say you should use cued speech. Some say you should use cochlear imp...

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Author Bio

  • NameMarlee Matlin
  • Descriptionactress
  • BornAugust 24, 1965
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Novelist; Writer; Autobiographer
  • AwardsAcademy Award For Best Actress; Honorary Doctorate