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.”

“I take one of the interferon therapies, Rebif.”

“I want to write more, because I think I've got a story to tell.”

“Take a step back, evaluate what is important, and enjoy life.”

“I plan to live to be 120!”

“I went to North Hollywood High. I'm the original Val girl.”

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

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

“Speed bumps, I was thinking, you know, you're driving along, everything's OK, and then there's a speed bump to go, 'Slow down.' Go over it real slowly, and you hit the pedal, and you keep going, and I just thought it was kind of a nice metaphor for life.”

“I think it's critical, a sense of humor. It did help me - it does help me, continuously.”

“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.”

“I refused David Letterman's proposal of marriage for obvious reasons, but thanks for asking.”

“I do Pilates a lot. I don't do a lot of cardiovascular stuff.”

“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.”

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

“I've always been this insane. Isn't that interesting?”

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

“God is in all - I believe in God, yes. And I believe God is in us.”

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

“I talked once with Harrison Ford about Wright's houses and how impressive they are.”