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" I work with amazing organisations: I work with I'm A Performer With Disability, and I work with a clinic which tries to get opportunities for people with disabilities to work in the film and TV industry, and we're making strides, and they're making strides. "

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" Breaking Bad' gave me a career. It gave me more work than I could possibly imagine - I started filming it when I was 14 years old, and I finished when I was turning 21. "

RJ Mitte

Career

Bad

Work

" We know lots of progress is being made, but the industry must do more to help disabled people work both in front of and behind the camera. "

" A lot of people don't want to hire disabled actors. They think you're going to take twice as long over a shot, or they don't want have to put up a ramp for disabled access. They think, 'Why would I do that when I can just hire an able-bodied actor to play the disabled character?' "

" Anything you rely on can become a crutch. And disabled or not, when you rely on something, that is what will cripple you. "

" I'm actually very active. "

" I was eight when I found out I was adopted. My step-brother told me. He'd overheard my mum and my stepdad at the time talking about it, and he threw it in my face. But I didn't really care. It didn't seem relevant, because I never once in my life felt unloved or like I was a burden. "

" When it comes to money, I provide for my family, and that's important to me. "

" I don't really eat breakfast that often. I'm a bacon guy. I like breakfast food, but I don't really eat food until after noon, so by that time, that's not really breakfast. "

RJ Mitte

Breakfast

Time

" The more you travel, the more well-off you'll be, I think. "

RJ Mitte

Think

I Think

" As a child, I was taught that you can achieve, and you can do anything you want. "

" My sister is a mess. I love her to death, but she is a mess. "

" I personally don't like school, but you have to do it if you want to get through life, so pretty much I put up with it. "

" You can do anything if you set goals. You just have to push yourself. "

" I grew up with a marine grandfather. I was never allowed to say 'can't' or 'no', and I was never allowed to back down. "

" One time I semi-wrecked my uncle's truck. He told me to back it up into a ditch, but my foot slipped and I gunned it a little too much. But now I use one foot, and I do not run into stuff - at least I try not to. "

" I would love to switch on my TV and see a disabled person talking about something they are genuinely interested in or acting out a part that doesn't just focus on their impairment. "

" The people that you have around you are your biggest influence. "

" I like to dirt bike ride, four wheeler, go-kart. "

RJ Mitte

Ride

Four

" People used to call the Paralympics the 'Special Olympics.' These men and women are athletes. They are warriors. They are people who are not confined by what they have been given. It's amazing to see where, and how far, the human body can really go. "

" I hate being immobile. "

" I have my real name and RJ. I've gone by RJ since I was eight, but I was named Roy after my grandfather. They called me Little Roy, which sounded like Leroy with a Texas accent, but my mom didn't want to have a Leroy as a son, so it went to RJ. "

RJ Mitte

Mom

Son

" My parents got divorced when I was nine months old, and my father would only pop in and see me once a year, if that. I don't have much contact with him. "

" I'm always looking for roles to challenge me and ones which I'll enjoy playing. "

RJ Mitte

Challenge

Enjoy

" I say, 'You can never use excuses because they always run out.' "

" People with disabilities can grow up thinking they have a weakness because they are told,You will never do this properly; you will never walk properly or talk properly.' That's all they hear. But you have to look past that. "

" I want to get my Masters in business. "

" I wouldn't say in all situations, but a lot of times kids can be the most reasonable people around because they don't have the deal with all the drama that goes along with being an adult. "

" Nothing I do will ever compare with 'Breaking Bad.' "

" When you have a disability, people think you are weak. They think they can prey on you. "