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

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.

I learned to speak first, and then to sign. I have never really known what it was like to hear, so I cant compare hearing aids to normal hearing.

Differences are scarier now. The dollar isn't so guaranteed if you don't follow what they see as the norm. But I don't moan about it. I just keep working.

I got a good handshake. A lot of executives tell me I have the best handshake in Hollywood.

Why are people so interested in other people's relationships? It's like stealing.

It was my father who instilled the “never say no” attitude I carry around with me today, and who instilled in me a sense of wonder, always taking us on adventures in the car, never telling us the destination.