Quotes by Teri Garr

About Teri Garr:

Terry Ann "Teri" Garr is an American actress, comedienne, dancer and voice artist best known for her film roles in Young Frankenstein; Close Encounters of the Third Kind; Oh, God!; Mr. Mom; After Hours; The Black Stallion; One from the Heart and Tootsie, for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also had a recurring guest role on television's Friends.
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I plan to live to be 120!

Teri Garr

I have heard all kinds of stories about telling employers about MS and I really don't know what the answer is. I am a private person, but I have found support by talking to fellow MSrs in the community.

Teri Garr

I recently saw the movie about Ray Charles, and there's a scene where he falls down and the mother doesn't help him. She says, I don't want anyone to treat you like a cripple. I've fallen down before, and Molly will say, get up and just go.

Teri Garr

I want to write more, because I think I've got a story to tell.

Teri Garr

Going to dancing school, or being in a play, is a very familial feeling. You're around friends.

Teri Garr

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

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

Usually, the extras have a different mentality. I had the mentality of an artist, because I was a 'ballet-rina.' But most extras are out to make a fast buck for nothing. They're 'atmosphere.'

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I danced in a company of 'West Side Story' when I was very young. It was most of the original cast - Larry Kert, Chita Rivera - and Jerry Robbins directed. It was tough, a wonderful initiation for me.

Teri Garr

I have an enormous fondness for delicious food. It's very comforting.

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I'm wondering if they haven't reported all the people with MS, because if all of the cases were reported, the government would have to step in and give more financial aid to us.

Teri Garr

You can keep it to yourself, but you could also call a support team like the team at MS LifeLines. They are there to support the MS community and give good advice.

Teri Garr

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

There are things that you can do today that, years ago, there was nothing. The community today needs to know that with MRI and the current medications the view is good.

Teri Garr

You can be diagnosed and treated early. And there is hope for the future.

Teri Garr

Take a step back, evaluate what is important, and enjoy life.

Teri Garr

Oddly enough, MS has made my life so much better than it was before. I now appreciate what I have and I am not running around like a rat in a maze.

Teri Garr

When you hear the word 'disabled,' people immediately think about people who can't walk or talk or do everything that people take for granted. Now, I take nothing for granted. But I find the real disability is people who can't find joy in life and ar...

Teri Garr

I refused David Letterman's proposal of marriage for obvious reasons, but thanks for asking.

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Being sensitive to the problem of women is just another symptom of the quality of movies: I don't think you can do anything that's very sensitive. Everything's sort of broad strokes and big gestures - adventure things that boys, guys want to see.

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People aren't so interested in seeing movies about women's problems.

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Author Bio

  • NameTeri Garr
  • DescriptionAmerican film and television actress
  • BornDecember 11, 1944
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Dancer