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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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Zach Anner
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: November 17
Comedian
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Television Producer
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New York
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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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CP is a struggle, but it's also been quite the tool for me to find success and deliver a message. It's something about me that's unique, so it'll open a few doors as well as keep a few closed. If you have the other tools that you develop as an individual, talents, things like that, you can harness this to do positive things in the world.
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I have one of the worst voices in the history of recorded time.
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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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I haven't found anything that I've wanted to say that I couldn't do through either the Internet or the reality shows that I've done.
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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.
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No Atlantis is too underwater or fictional.
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There's a whole chapter about my unfortunate manscaping accident. I was so focused on, I've got to look this certain way and do this to be ready for this. So I missed out on a lot.
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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 talk about Breaking Bad being the most brilliant show ever, and even minor characters have subtle nuances and are fully drawn.
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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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When I got my Oprah money, the first thing I bought was a really nice electronic bidet toilet seat. It just feels like this is what we should be doing. For everybody who uses it, it's like there's no goin' back.
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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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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 always say, once I get in a room, I can sell myself just fine. I know that not everyone who has a disability has the social skills or cognitive skills that I do, and it may be harder for them to navigate through.
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I realized that I was a really, really terrible actor. I was like, I'd better be myself.
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You really just have to have a good attitude, challenge yourself, and you can accomplish great things.
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You can never walk a mile in someone elses shoes, but you can walk a mile in your own and be proud of it.
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I used to be an insult comic, and I didn't end up liking the way that I felt about myself.
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