Richard Masur
Richard Masur
Richard Masuris an American actor who has appeared in more than 80 movies. From 1995 to 1999, he served two terms as president of the Screen Actors Guild. Masur currently sits on the Corporate Board of the Motion Picture & Television Fund...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth20 November 1948
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
guy survivor handful
I'm one of the handful of survivors of the guys I came up with.
people different sound
There is no relation to sound for deaf people. It is a totally different mental process.
issues people community
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.
jobs men years
I did a film many years ago called The Man Without A Face.Gaby [Hoffmann] was in with Mel Gibson. That was his directing debut. He did a great job.
opportunity people giving
You have to give people the opportunity to prove themselves.
new-york practice riding
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.
people speech deaf
Most profoundly deaf people have speech that is very difficult to understand.
thinking july hot
I moved out to L.A. in July and Hot L Baltimore started in September or October. So I had done a few things. I'd done a Mary [Tyler Moore]. I'd done a Waltons. I hadn't done a Rhoda yet I don't think.
mean opportunity giving
You have to give access to people with disabilities but there is no requirement to hire them. What I mean by affirmative obligation is that producers must take the necessary steps to include opportunities for people with disabilities and a vast majority of them do.
thinking mcdonalds being-real
For example, the first time McDonald's put a deaf person in a commercial they saw a jump in sales. I think that happens with other kinds of disabilities and products and that is something that is being realized more and more.
mean thinking talking
But people who think they can project themselves into deafness are mistaken because you can't. And I'm not talking about imagining what a deaf person's whole life is like I even mean just realizing what it is like for an instant.