• If I were offered a cochlear implant today, I would prefer not to have one. But that's not a statement about hearing aids or cochlear implants. It's about who you are.

    Marlee Matlin: If I were offered a cochlear implant today, I would prefer not to have one. But that's not a statement about hearing aids or cochlear implants. It's about who you are.
    "Interview with Marlee Matlin Actress and Academy Award Winner". Interview with Douglas Beck, www.audiologyonline.com. October 18, 2004.