Before a big acting competition, my dad sent me a note that said, 'Define the moment. Don't let the moment define you.'

Before a big acting competition, my dad sent me a note that said, 'Define the moment. Don't let the moment define you.'

My junior year, I was in a play at school and five days before opening night, I still didn't know my lines. Opening night was a disaster. I was so embarrassed. The director made me work backstage for the rest of the performance.

The iPad was my first splurge after I got my first paychecks. I paid off the debt, and I now bring the iPad with me to auditions.

In the deaf community, in order to play a role of someone with a hearing loss... you have to have hearing loss.

It's really important to be active in your community, whatever community that is... find allies and find people who you relate to and who make you stronger as a group.

In my normal life, I do not speak with an accent. It's harder for people to realize my hearing loss in everyday life.