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The thing to do is just make sure that as part of a disability community, we're not isolating ourselves by drawing differences for the sake of progress.
Zach Anner
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Zach Anner
Age: 39
Born: 1984
Born: November 17
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I didn't feel like I was putting anything good into the world, even though it was funny. I wanted to do something more positive that would have an impact. So even when I'm doing naked push-ups or whatever, it's astounding to see how people respond to it.
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My friends from the University of Texas. I've had the same friends for over a decade. My brother films a lot he usually edits my Workout Wednesdays. All the people who work on my projects are amazing.
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Nothing like quoting Silence of the Lambs for people to question what kind of disability you have.
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I think that's where it comes into play, when you are just looking at a document or whatever and you see the word disability. Does that automatically trigger something in you that denies someone their personhood?
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We'd done a couple of road trips with my big chair, and it was such a hassle if we didn't have the van with the foldout ramp. I figured: There's got to be some option that I can use on the go. Now I can go anywhere with my friends, which is a big, life-changing thing. I can sit on it for as long as I need to.
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I feel that religion can be used as a tool to guide your life and help you connect with other people.
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When I was a kid, I thought I would be an action-movie hero. I was like, They're gonna be able to CGI my legs by that point. And then I realized that it was probably better if I stayed a little closer to who I actually am rather than trying to be Bruce Willis.
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Having a son with a disability helps makes Walter White a more sympathetic character. There's no story line that shows Walt Jr. going through the things that you go through as a teenager with a disability. It's always his relationship to other characters. That was my issue with it.
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Call yourself and define your relationship to your chair the way you want to, or your disability the way you want to.
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Most of my work is comedy it's meant to inspire empathy in people and help them find joy.
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I have a confession: I have no faith.
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You want the world to be set up for you, but sometimes it just isn't.
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I thought this should be a travel show, because a lot of people with physical disabilities get discouraged.
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We did a book signing and people came up to me. There was an expectant mother who was like, I think we might name our child Zach because of your work.
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There's a tendency to treat anyone with a physical disability as inspiring. I call it a pedestal of prejudice, in that you're lifting people up to dismiss them. My whole thing is bringing us down to everyone else's level and saying we're all the same. The struggle is the same.
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I make funny shows and put a positive message out there, showing people who have body image issues that... you don't have to look a certain way.
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The most important thing is to have the conversation, and let people who do make mistakes feel comfortable enough to continue the conversation.
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I would love to get an international version of Riding Shotgun going, because that's what I've been angling at ever since I wanted to do a travel show in the first place.
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I haven't spoken to Oprah herself. She had so much going on, since her network show was wrapping up at the time we were shooting. I can't fault her for that.
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Everyone who was here [Sheraton Universal Hotel] when I won still works here, so the two biggest moments in my career are intersecting. It's so cool that I can say hi to everybody.
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