All I can say is I've been reading the lips of bleeped-out words, angry baseball players, and stoned-out rock stars on awards shows for years and it's been hilarious. Everyone is always asking me what the bleeped-out parts are saying.

I have always resisted putting limitations on myself, both professionally and personally.

I guess not being able to hear just made me adventurous and daring. And in most cases, that didn't make my parents very happy with me.

When it comes down to it, it's about who you know, and who's a fan. It's about whether you're the right age, whether you're hot or not, whether the studio is into you or not.

I am writing my second novel for children for Simon and Schuster.

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

The handicap of deafness is not in the ear; it is in the mind.