It Was Ability That Mattered,

The Only Thing I Can't Do Is Hear. I Can Drive, I Have A Life With Four Kids, I Work On Tv, I Do Movies, So The Deafness Question, Is It That They Want To Know Because, What? Not Sure.

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.

The Hearing Aids Are Very Helpful For Speech Reading. Without The Hearing Aids, My Voice Becomes Very Loud, And I Cannot Control The Quality Of My Voice.

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.

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