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I did a string of about six o...

I did a string of about six or seven Elvis movies, all in a row. He made all of those movies in two years' time. All of them bad. Don't quote me.

Teri Garr 86 quotes

I went on the 'Letterman' sho...

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

Teri Garr 86 quotes

I think I look pretty good. A...

I think I look pretty good. And I know there are human beings my age who look the way I do. There must be stories about us - not just about people who are young and good-looking.

Teri Garr 86 quotes

Directors would tell me, 'We ...

Directors would tell me, 'We want you to play a character a little less complex than you are.' Yeah, sure. What they mean is, 'You're playing a dummy.'

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My daughter couldn't wake me ...

My daughter couldn't wake me up, so they called 911. They rushed me to the hospital. They drilled a hole in my head and wrapped a coil around my brain. I was unconscious for a week, and I was in rehab for two months - couldn't walk, couldn't talk. Now I've relearned everything. I'm so happy.

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I go to Yosemite a lot. To ge...

I go to Yosemite a lot. To get there, you fly from L.A. to Fresno and rent a car. So I know about Fresno. It looks like the entire city was built in 1946 in three months - all these low California ranch style homes. The whole city looks like that.

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My mother was a real tough co...

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

Teri Garr 86 quotes

If you get your foot in the d...

If you get your foot in the door doing one kind of part, that's the kind of role they call you for. I can't say I resent it - then I would resent my whole career.

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I loved the stories my parent...

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

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The whole MS stuff put the ki...

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.'

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Having to manage fatigue is s...

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.

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I don't let Molly watch much ...

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.

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I had been nominated for an A...

I had been nominated for an Academy Award for my performance as Sandy Lester, Dustin Hoffman's neurotic, struggling actress girlfriend, in 'Tootsie.' Under Sydney Pollack's direction, 'Tootsie' had been a runaway hit starring Dustin as an unemployed actor who pretends to be a woman in order to land a role in a soap opera.

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I didn't tell people because ...

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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I went to physical therapy, o...

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

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My father died when I was 11....

My father died when I was 11. He was a vaudeville comedian. He worked in one movie, 'Ladies of the Chorus,' as Marilyn Monroe's father.

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I get this thing every once i...

I get this thing every once in a while that I call 'ESS:' emergency sleep situation. I'll get like lead, really fatigued, and I can't move.

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When I was a dancer, I would ...

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

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What's happening to me is I'm...

What's happening to me is I'm still happy and functioning, being able to listen to music, see good movies, read good books. What else is there that I can't, you know, I mean, I'm OK.

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I had to learn to walk again,...

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

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