I know deaf people. I have ... by Richard Masur, an American Actor

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“I know deaf people. I have discussed the issues with them I've also thought about them a lot so I have some insights that go a little further than people who haven't had contact with the deaf community.”

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Richard Masur

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Name: Richard Masur

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Nov 20, 1948

Profession: Actor

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There is no relation to sound for deaf people. It is a totally different mental process.

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Spelling is very easy to practice yourself whereas signing is not. So I would sit on the subway riding around New York and I would spell whatever I would see. When I watched a movie I would spell words as they came up.

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Being an actor myself I realize that all actors believe they are qualified to play any role. If you showed me a script with a black woman character I would tell you that I could do it. That is what we do. We act as if we are someone else.

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