“The problem is not that the (deaf) students do not hear. The problem is that the hearing world does not listen."

I was born in a slum, but the slum wasn't born in me.

We're not going to do cartwheels hearing that, because we are not out to destroy Sikorsky. We do hope UTC listens and returns to the bargaining table.

What we have found is, and what we're hearing from the public is, it's a marvelous facility for community events. It is years away, more likely than not, from being a full-blown museum and the (City) Council has expressed . . . concerns about the costs of operating it as a museum.

The fact that we're getting so many world premiers is, I think, a sign that filmmakers are hearing good things about our festival and are feeling comfortable showing for the first time ever here. We're really happy with that.

That meant the world to me, hearing that.