Im In My Mid-30s, Ive Won An

I Am Writing My Second Novel For Children For Simon And Schuster.

When You're Up For An Award At The Oscars, Try As You Might, It's Hard To Concentrate On The Show.

Im In My Mid-30s, Ive Won An Oscar, I Have Four Children. You Figure Out If My Deafness Has Adversely Affected My Life.

I'm A Proud Person Who Happens To Be Deaf. I Don't Want To Change It. I Don't Want To Wake Up And Suddenly Say, 'oh My God, I Can Hear.' That's Not My Dream. It's Not My Dream. I've Been Raised Deaf. I'm Used To The Way I Am. I Don't Want To Change It. Why Would I Ever Want To Change? Because I'm Used To This, I'm Happy.

It Was Ability That Mattered, Not Disability, Which Is A Word I'm Not Crazy About Using.