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" I didn't tell people because I didn't want pity, and I was afraid I wouldn't get work. But others with MS need to know they are not alone. We don't have to be victims. "

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" Speed bumps, I was thinking, you know, you're driving along, everything's OK, and then there's a speed bump to go, 'Slow down.' Go over it real slowly, and you hit the pedal, and you keep going, and I just thought it was kind of a nice metaphor for life. "

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Thought

Keep Going

Life

" I do Pilates a lot. I don't do a lot of cardiovascular stuff. "

" Take a step back, evaluate what is important, and enjoy life. "

" My agents have me in the Actors' Protection Program. It seems to be working very well. Nobody can find me. "

" You have to find out what's right for you, so it's trial and error. You are going to be all right if you accept realistic goals for yourself. "

" My next book's title is going to be, 'I Have One Foot in the Grave and Another on a Banana Peel.' "

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" I want to write about my experiences since 'Speedbumps.' "

" Seventy-five percent of MS sufferers are women. "

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Women

Percent

" How come women are treated differently from men all the time? Not only handicapped people, but women - and handicapped women, forget it! "

" What's worse in Hollywood, being handicapped or being a woman over 50? "

" If I counted them all up, I was a dancer in sixty movies! "

" '30 Rock' is one of the best things on TV, I think. "

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Rock

I Think

" When you hear the word 'disabled,' people immediately think about people who can't walk or talk or do everything that people take for granted. Now, I take nothing for granted. But I find the real disability is people who can't find joy in life and are bitter. "

" Oddly enough, MS has made my life so much better than it was before. I now appreciate what I have and I am not running around like a rat in a maze. "

" I was in an acting class taught by Eric Morris, and Jack Nicholson was in the class. He wrote the script for 'Head', so all of us in the class got little tiny parts in the movie. "

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Head

Little

" I take one of the interferon therapies, Rebif. "

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Take

" What is the difference between an actress over 50 and an actress with a disability? Nothing. They both can't find work. "

" Usually, the extras have a different mentality. I had the mentality of an artist, because I was a 'ballet-rina.' But most extras are out to make a fast buck for nothing. They're 'atmosphere.' "

" Speaking out about multiple sclerosis to others who may be dealing with this disease is actually helpful to me as well as, I hope, to others. It builds community, helps bring awareness to MS, and strengthens the MS movement that will ultimately lead to the end of this disease. "

Teri Garr

Awareness

Community

" God is in all - I believe in God, yes. And I believe God is in us. "

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I Believe

Yes

" People aren't so interested in seeing movies about women's problems. "

" If there's ever a woman who's smart, funny, or witty, people are afraid of that, so they don't write that. They only write parts for women where they let everything be steamrolled over them, where they let people wipe their feet all over them. "

" This new movie, 'Full Moon in Blue Water,' I loved the idea of working with Gene Hackman, who is a great actor, but when I read the script, I threw it right into the trash can, because I didn't like this woman. She was just a doormat. "

" Having to manage fatigue is something I and many people with MS have to deal with, and heat is no friend to my MS, either; it can be devastating. "

" I had to learn to walk again, talk again, think again. "

" I always say don't be scared. It's not that bad - there's always something worse - and there is definitely life after multiple sclerosis. "

" In addition to having a good partnership with a good doctor, you have to do some of the work yourself. Go online, read about it, and find out what you can tolerate. "

" I try to laugh as much as possible and enjoy the company of people who can make me laugh. "

Teri Garr

Try

Laugh

" If you get somebody laughing - and then stick in a point about something important - they'll remember it. "

" I don't want to sound hoity-toity, but people told me I should watch 'Cheers' because it's very funny. So I watched it, and I just went, 'This is the great show of the universe?' To me, acting is making characters believable, not just doing jokes. "

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