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.

I've been around since I was 19, I won the Oscar when I was 21, I've had a couple of TV series. I've continued to work despite the predictions of some naysayers.

Deaf people can do anything, except hear.

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.

I have a great husband, great parents and in-laws, and I have help with a nanny. It's not easy, but there are others who do it every day and don't have a high-profile job as I do.

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

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

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

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

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

When I learned to sign and speak at the same time, the whole world opened up to me. That's the beauty of encouraging kids who are deaf to use whatever it takes to communicate.

It's Sanjit. It's a Hindu name. It means 'invincible.'""That's great, " Lana said."Invincible. I can't be vinced.""That's not even a word, " Lana said."Go ahead: try to vince me, " Sanjit said.

Every time I listen to my soundtrack anxiety attack one thought coming on my mind is holding you tight and feeling being safe in your arms, you’re my fortune

Imagination takes us to the invisible world.

It's easier to learn things for life by the age of 12 and not the age of 18. This is just my guess.

Life is laughter when seen in a long shot, but it is a tragedy when seen in a close-up.

A wicked mans gift hath a touch of his master.

If someone had told me in 1963 that one day I would be in Congress, I would have said, 'You're crazy. You don't know what you're talking about.'

Never underestimate the power of a good story.

You're only half the man that I am, and I have half the brain that you do.

The future is uncertain, and therefore I can't predict it.