Teri Garr Quotes & Sayings

Someday they may cure MS, that idiot thing. It gets in there and they can't get it out. — Teri Garr

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. — Teri Garr

I refused David Letterman's proposal of marriage for obvious reasons, but thanks for asking. — Teri Garr

Being sensitive to the problem of women is just another symptom of the quality of movies: I don't think you can do anything that's very sensitive. Everything's sort of broad strokes and big gestures - adventure things that boys, guys want to see. — Teri Garr

I want to write more, because I think I've got a story to tell. — Teri Garr

No matter how bad the truth is, it doesn't tear you apart inside like dishonesty. — Teri Garr

MS doesn't define who I am. — Teri Garr

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. — Teri Garr

I have heard all kinds of stories about telling employers about MS and I really don't know what the answer is. I am a private person, but I have found support by talking to fellow MSrs in the community. — Teri Garr

I think there are a lot of myths about MS, and it may have affected my career. — Teri Garr

I recently saw the movie about Ray Charles, and there's a scene where he falls down and the mother doesn't help him. She says, I don't want anyone to treat you like a cripple. I've fallen down before, and Molly will say, get up and just go. — Teri Garr

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

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. — Teri Garr

Sandy: Boy, you must really think I'm stupid or something. Jeff: Ahh, no one would call you stupid, to your face. — Teri Garr

I plan to live to be 120! — Teri Garr

I want to write about my experiences since 'Speedbumps.' — Teri Garr

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

I'm really grateful for my dancers' discipline. — Teri Garr

You can keep it to yourself, but you could also call a support team like the team at MS LifeLines. They are there to support the MS community and give good advice. — Teri Garr

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. — Teri Garr

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

Take a step back, evaluate what is important, and enjoy life. — Teri Garr

There's always going to be somebody worse off than me. — Teri Garr

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. — Teri Garr

I remember when we did our first read-through, Sonny [Bono] looks at the script and he goes, 'Okay, I'll see you guys later. Chai-ay-oh!' And I said, 'It's ciao! Aren't you Italian? C-i-a-o doesn't spell chai-ay-oh.' [Laughs.] Sonny's dead, so he won't be embarrassed if I tell that story. — Teri Garr

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. — Teri Garr

I think eventually they're going to find out that MS is like 10 different things. I have a neurological disease something like MS, and it's MS, so let's take medicine for it. — Teri Garr

There were symptoms that I saw, and though I went to many doctors and had many tests, no one diagnosed MS. — Teri Garr

I take one of the interferon therapies, Rebif. — Teri Garr

I have a disease, but I also have a lot of other things. — Teri Garr

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.' — Teri Garr

Going to dancing school, or being in a play, is a very familial feeling. You're around friends. — Teri Garr

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. — Teri Garr

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. — Teri Garr

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

I've always been this insane. Isn't that interesting? — Teri Garr

I danced in a company of 'West Side Story' when I was very young. It was most of the original cast - Larry Kert, Chita Rivera - and Jerry Robbins directed. It was tough, a wonderful initiation for me. — Teri Garr

I have an enormous fondness for delicious food. It's very comforting. — Teri Garr

You have to lift your head up out of the mud and just do it. — Teri Garr

If you get a diagnosis, get on a therapy, keep a good attitude and keep your sense of humor. — Teri Garr

I have worked enough and I am happy to be touring the country speaking about living with MS to give people inspiration and motivation to help themselves. — Teri Garr

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. — Teri Garr

I do Pilates a lot. I don't do a lot of cardiovascular stuff. — Teri Garr

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. — Teri Garr

You can be diagnosed and treated early. And there is hope for the future. — Teri Garr

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. — Teri Garr

Seventy-five percent of MS sufferers are women. — Teri Garr

People aren't so interested in seeing movies about women's problems. — Teri Garr

I go to my physical therapist to keep fighting it and one of them told me if you don't use it, you lose it, but I know we're on television so I won't say what I would often say. — Teri Garr