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.
I hope I inspire people who hear. Hearing people have the ability to remove barriers that prevent deaf people from achieving their dreams.
The handicap of deafness is not in the ear it is in the mind.
Silence is the last thing the world will ever hear from me.
You can do anything if you set your mind to it. Look out for kids, help them dream and be inspired. We teach calculus in schools, but I believe the most important formula is courage plus dreams equals success.
Humor comes in all forms, and everyone has their cup of tea about what makes them laugh. But the day we censor humor is a sad one for sure.
What parent has it easy? I just never make the difficulty of it an obstacle. I just do it.
At some point we have to stop and say, There’s Marlee, not, There’s the deaf actress.
My parents were the ones who gave me the independence, who gave me the spark to do anything that you set your mind to, as all parents should do for their kids.
I have made the choices that work best for me. I know I cannot please everyone, and that’s fine.
Everybody’s got a job to do, and I do mine as best I can.
I’m different, and my manner invites questions. I’m never afraid to answer.
The only thing I can’t do is hear. I can drive, I have a life with four kids, I work on TV, I do movies, so the deafness question, is it that they want to know because, what? Not sure.
There is nothing better than being a parent. It is the most challenging job one could ever ask for. I love being a mom and I love being a friend to my children as well.
I want roles without anger and feistiness. I want to show weakness and sadness, some love, some happiness.
The Earth does not belong to us: we belong to the Earth.