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.

At some point we have to stop and say, There's Marlee, not, There's the deaf actress.

When you're up for an award at the Oscars, try as you might, it's hard to concentrate on the show.

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

I am grateful for each and every food bank that helps families in need. Now, more than ever, hunger is a crisis in America, and yet it is not spoken enough and people have yet to give enough to help those in need. Local food banks help fill this need but they need our help, our support, and most importantly, our dollars. No one should ever go hungry.

Watch me when people say deaf and dumb, or deaf mute, and I give them a look like you might get if you called Denzel Washington the wrong name.

I'm not broke. Like everybody else, I owe money.