“People are surprised by the poverty and think that I wasn't cared for....” — Liz Murray Quote

People are surprised by the poverty and think that I wasn't cared for. But that wasn't the case - I was deeply loved.

I guess more than anything, I just realized, okay, one day I had a home to live in and my family around me. The next day, I did not.

My mother used to sit at the foot of my bed, and she would share her dreams with me.

I was 17 and living on the streets. I had the education of technically an eighth-grader, but in reality, I had never had a formal education.

As well as being blind, Ma turned out to have the same mental illness that her mother had had. Between 1986 and 1990, she suffered six schizophrenic bouts, each requiring her to be institutionalised for up to three months.

When I was younger, all I cared about was what people thought of me and my films. Now I care less about catering, hand-serving, hand-feeding the audience. I've gotten to the point now in my life where I'm serving myself.

Even before I became an artist myself, I always cared about my presentation.

In radio I had one, maybe two people who cared about getting it done. I'd really be a loser if I forgot where I came from. So I show them the love. And how hard is it really to be interested in someone's life?

My story is like many other stories. I started very young. As the years went by, I only cared about playing football. I was never obsessed with money or being a professional though.