Quotes from Millicent Simmonds

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!

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.

When I lost my hearing, my mom got a deaf mentor to come into the home.

In third or fourth grade, I loved to sign stories and monologues.

One of my favorite movies is 'Paper Moon.'

I'd like to meet more people and gain more experiences and travel.

I have no problem with how people communicate. But I think it's important... for everyone to be open to learn sign language.

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.

A lot of people say the middle child is the most adventurous. That's me!