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" When I was a dancer, I would see that dancers were treated like garbage. I mean like, like extras. "

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" The whole MS stuff put the kibosh on my career. And I sort of let it go. I even have a friend who went to CBS and said, 'I want Teri Garr to be in this series,' and the head of the network said, 'Oh no, she's got MS.' "

" 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. "

" I don't let Molly watch much television. The only stations I let her watch are PBS and the Disney Channel. The cartoons on the other stations are too violent and filled with obnoxious commercials. "

" I was in love with Michael Keaton. He was very funny. "

" I have been off the motorcycles for about 20 years now, but that doesn't mean I can't still do it. "

" Any movie I've ever made, the minute you walk on the set they tell you who's the person to buy it from. "

" I loved the stories my parents and grandparents would read to me. "

" With this disease it is so easy to throw in the towel, and that is the worst thing we can do. "

" 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.' "

" There are things that you can do today that, years ago, there was nothing. The community today needs to know that with MRI and the current medications the view is good. "

" I want to write more, because I think I've got a story to tell. "

" When one woman found out I had multiple sclerosis, she said to me, 'My heart bleeds for you.' I said to her, 'Well, my heart bleeds for you, because you're an idiot.' "

" I've always had this American-pie face that would get work in commercials... I'd say things like, 'Hi, Marge, how's your laundry?' and 'Hi, I'm a real nice Georgia peach.' Sometimes this work is one step above being a cocktail waitress. "

" The Academy not only knew I existed, they thought I was good! "

" I understand how hard it is to talk to people about MS. You don't want pity or random advice. "

" You can be diagnosed and treated early. And there is hope for the future. "

" I have one brother who is a surgeon, there's me, and my other brother builds boats. "

" I don't consider that I have to judge any of the movies I make all the time, but people are always asking me, 'What's your favorite movie?' And I never know what to say. "

" I thought, 'If I can't be prom queen, I can dance 'Les Sylphide.' "

" 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. "

" I went on the 'Letterman' show the first time to plug something, and then I came back as the Fool, the court jester. "

" I'm wondering if they haven't reported all the people with MS, because if all of the cases were reported, the government would have to step in and give more financial aid to us. "

" I went to physical therapy, occupational therapy, voice, every kind of therapy except mental therapy - obviously! "

" 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. "

" I've always been this insane. Isn't that interesting? "

" I talked once with Harrison Ford about Wright's houses and how impressive they are. "

" My doctor said, for want of a better word, now that we've got medicines out here that can help, let's put you on one of them and say we're treating MS. "

" Being a successful Hollywood actress may be challenging, but little did I know that the very body that had always been my calling card would betray me. "

" My mother was a real tough cookie. She raised the three of us, and she worked at the same time. "

" They drilled a hole in my head and wrapped a coil around my brain so it wouldn't bleed anymore. "