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I'm actually a fan of horror films.
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Horror Films
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One of my favorite movies is 'Paper Moon.'
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Moon
Favorite Movies
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I want to study philosophy. That fascinates me.
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Fascinates
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I'm happy being deaf. I'm happy with my life and my family.
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Happy
Deaf
Life Family My Life
My Life
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I ride my motorcycle with my dad, I hang out with my sisters.
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Ride
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In third or fourth grade, I loved to sign stories and monologues.
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Fourth
Monologues
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I'd like to meet more people and gain more experiences and travel.
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Gain
More People
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I always wanted to be a cop or a fireman or do something dangerous.
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Cop
Fireman
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When I lost my hearing, my mom got a deaf mentor to come into the home.
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Deaf
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A lot of people say the middle child is the most adventurous. That's me!
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Adventurous
Me People Say
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But I was always comedic and would tell stories and use a lot of expressions.
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Expressions
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I was very shy. I didn't really hang around with hearing people very much. Mostly I had deaf friends.
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Deaf
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The deaf community relies so much on eye contact, expression and body language. It's such a huge part of who we are.
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Body Language
Contact
Deaf
Eye Contact
Huge Part
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I think signing gave 'A Quiet Place' a unique quality. I think sign language is represented as beautiful and helpful.
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Quiet
Unique
Sign
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I have no problem with how people communicate. But I think it's important... for everyone to be open to learn sign language.
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Communicate
No Problem
People Important Everyone
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To really understand a deaf person's experience, you need someone that is deaf to be able to tell you what their experience is.
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Deaf
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Growing up, I never thought about becoming an actress because I never saw deaf people in TV or movies. I didn't think it was possible.
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Movies
Becoming
Deaf
Growing Up
Tv
Actress
Possible
Deaf People
Saw
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I think it's really important that we have diversity - whether it's different languages, cultures - be involved in film and in the arts.
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Languages
Cultures
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What I want to do is encourage more of that, more deaf presence in TV, movies, acting, modeling - that's really what I want to work toward.
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Deaf
Modeling
Tv
Presence
Toward
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Todd Haynes was incredible, he treated me like an adult, communicated with me, was supportive, he treated me as any director would an actor.
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Supportive
Todd
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I was in several school performances, mainly Shakespeare and comedic roles. I just accidentally became an actor. I totally didn't expect this.
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Accidentally
Shakespeare
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Scary movies depend on sound a lot to scare people. When I look around and see people are jumping in their seats, I think: Why? Why? Nothing happened!
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Jumping
Scare
Movies Look People
Depend
Scary Movies
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I think hearing kids my age miss out on genuine connections already because they text so much, and then they feel awkward when they are face to face with someone.
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Awkward
Connections
Genuine
Text
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I wouldn't mind if I had to travel every single day. I love meeting new people and experiencing new things, making new connections with people in different places.
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Connections
Different Places
Every Single Day
Experiencing
New People
Single Day
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My advice for young people is to just be yourself. There's no pressure. Do what you want to do. And if you want to do something, then go after it and make it happen.
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Advice
Just Be Yourself
Make It Happen
No Pressure
Pressure
Young
Yourself Be Yourself Advice
Yourself Be Yourself People
Be Yourself
Happen
Just Be
Young People
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When I was in 2nd or 3rd grade, the drama teacher at my deaf school noticed that I liked to tell stories and had really good expression. I could entertain people with my stories.
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Deaf
Entertain
Entertain People
Noticed
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I'm from a really nice town. Full of nature, mountains, clean air, rock climbing. But I'd prefer New York City. I love the diversity here, the religions, the food - especially the food.
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Clean Air
New York City
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I don't know that hearing people have ever felt that experience of truly being left out. They have easy communication, while deaf people can't join in. It takes more time to communicate with us.
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Communication
Communicate
Deaf
Time Experience People
Deaf People
Join
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If you're disabled or different from what general society deems normal, it's fine. There will always be people who won't accept you, but there are others you can find who will. You're never alone.
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Disabled
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I want to travel the world - like Egypt. I love history. That's my favorite subject at school. From the building of the pyramids to... King Tut. Their way of working without technology. I find all that fascinating.
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History
Technology
Travel
Egypt
Fascinating
Pyramids
School
Favorite
Find
Without
Working
Subject
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I'm not as savvy and knowledgable about all of the directors that are out there, but as a person, I'm really open-minded and love meeting new people and watching the way directors film and their perspectives and following their lead.
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Savvy
Love People New
New People
Perspectives
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Texting has definitely improved the communication between the deaf and hearing communities, but it shouldn't be... a substitute for learning the language to really connect with someone, especially someone you want to date or have a relationship with.
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Communication
Deaf
Texting
Date
Substitute
Improved
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When I was younger I didn't want to hang around with anyone. But now I feel so comfortable. I convey my thoughts, my emotions, I can communicate better, I have a better understanding of the world. Now I have a sense of purpose. It makes me think a lot more about things.
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Communicate
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Convey
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We do need more deaf people in Hollywood. But I don't think that deaf people always have to play a deaf role. I think we can play different roles. We need to see more diversity period. More people of color. More disabled people. More gender diversity. All kinds of diversity.
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Deaf
Disabled
Deaf People
Different Roles
More People
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American Sign Language is a language. It's fun to learn, and it's different from other languages because you use your hands, you use your face, your facial expressions, and there is also an incredible culture that comes with it and an amazing community too, and through that, we can support each other.
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Facial
Languages
Expressions
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