I'm not really deaf; I just faked it to win the Oscar KIDDING.

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.

There is no pathos more bitter than that of parting from someone we have never met.

My father was my teacher. But most importantly he was a great dad.

Jesus gave his life on the cross for any who will believe. We're not redeemed by silver or gold. Jesus paid for it with his blood.

The different social forces that affected my parents' lives or my friends' lives or I saw around me became essential for me to write about.

[Donald Trump] has shifted - President [Barack] Obama has shifted American policy in a much more critical way in Israel with the settlements than the previous presidents.

A house of which one knew every room wasn't worth living in.

Nothing can replace the excitement, the magic, and yes the glamour of a Ziegfeld show.

I'd vowed years ago to go to the grave the same way I'd been born, just a lot more wrinkly.

A man would rather fail according to his own ideas than succeed according to another's.

I like having little kids look at me. It's fun. They make these little faces.