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

I have a condition called Menieres disease which is a problem with fluid retention in the inner ear. It has four symptoms: ringing in the ear, pressure in the ear, fluctuating hearing loss, and attacks of vertigo.

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.

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.

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