18 Movie Quotes about Deafness (+ Sound Clips)

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Memorable quotes about deafness, selected from famous or less known movies by Movie-Sounds.org's visitors, accompanied by short mp3 and wav audio samples.

1 Big, dumb, and tone deaf.

David Spade as Emperor Kuzco in The Emperor's New Groove

2 Beethoven was deaf. Helen Keller was blind. I think Rocky's got a good chance.

Talia Shire as Adrian Balboa in Rocky (1976)

3 Having servants who are deaf and mute at least ensures I live a little longer.

Derek Jacobi as Senator Gracchus in Gladiator (2000)

4 I see your lips moving, but I can't make out the words. I'm deaf!

Adam Sandler as Billy Madison in Billy Madison

5 She's deaf and dumb. She can read lips if you talk straight to her.

Quote from The Tingler (1959)

6 A deaf-mute can't scream.

Quote from The Tingler (1959)

7 Oh, deaf and dumb. Ideal for servants in a place like this.

Kirk Douglas as Ulysses in Ulysses (1954)

8 If I may suggest, deafness is always a good approach to law enforcement officers.

William Daniels as Kitt in Knight Rider (1982)

9 I'm sorry, Officer. Could you speak in sign language... or a little slower. I haven't gotten lipreading down yet. -You mean you can't hear?

Quote from Knight Rider (1982)

10 I'm tone deaf. -Too bad... because she's singing like a canary, and we got her in her own cage.

Quote from Johnny Dangerously