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" My grandma was a church organist for 40 years, and she got me into jazz music and great songwriters, Harold Arlen, George Gershwin, all those folks. I can't do it, but I have a profound respect for it. "

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" There's no denying it: I was a crappy baby who failed his way into this world, and I've been making the best of it ever since. "

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World

Who

Way

" This country is pretty amazing. "

" We've all got hurdles we have to overcome, and mine are not necessarily any bigger than anyone else's. "

" It's amazing how many companies aren't really in tune to the needs of different travelers. There's just so many embarrassing situations that you go through when you travel. You have to have a sense of humor about it and take it in stride. My whole approach is to embrace spontaneity. "

" My parents and my brother instilled in me my sense of humor. That's kind of the way we communicate with each other, and it's always been a way for me to get to know people. "

" The only two characters I can play convincingly are myself and a dumber and sweeter version of myself. "

" For me, cerebral palsy wasn't the biggest deal, because I always had it. You know, you always work with what you got. "

Zach Anner

Know

Got

" I don't subscribe to the idea that if you don't have the body you want, you can't be proud of the body you have. I think you can do both. "

" Over the years, I've learned that a sense of humor is the only skill that allows you to turn sucking at life into a career. "

" A lot of the time, when people meet someone in a wheelchair, or with some disability, it's the first thing they notice, but they don't know how to react. "

" My family is weird in a very good way because I was always exposed to the arts. "

" People tend to treat people with disabilities sort of like they're aliens from another planet. It doesn't come from a bad place; it comes from a place of, 'I have no idea what this disability entails, and I don't want to offend anyone or make them feel awful.' "

" Even when something sad or tragic happens, I find a way to look at it in a positive light. People who don't have a sense of humor must be so sad all the time. "

" My grandmother was a church organist, but we only went on Easter and Christmas Eve sometimes. "

" Humour allows people to exhale a little. "

" When I got my Oprah money, the first thing I bought was a really nice electronic bidet toilet seat. "

" The Internet is crazy, and I love it! "

" My parents instilled in me a sense of self that I was more than just a diagnosis or a condition. "

Zach Anner

Just

Self

" My stance has always been that my issue compared to everything else going on in the world is really, really small. Once you realize that, you can get a lot more out of being a part of the solution. "

" When I was five years old, I auditioned for the role of 'Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol.' "

" Talking to people is important to me as someone who has cerebral palsy. I know what it's like to have people not talking to me because they are scared they would ask the wrong question, but I would rather have an honest dialogue as long as it comes from an honest place. "

Zach Anner

People

Know

" Humor disarms people. It opens them up to starting a dialogue about things they wouldn't normally talk about. I don't understand how people who don't have a sense of humor get through life. "

" When I get real excited, my muscles go into spasm, so they just shake. "

Zach Anner

Muscles

Just

" Over the years, I learned that in my career, unlike in life, sometimes my wheelchair is its own automatic door opener. I was able to win the OWN competition by applying one simple principle: be funny, and admit you suck before anyone else can call you out on it. In other words, make the narrative of your failure a comedy. "

" Depending on where my self-confidence was, growing up, I would use humor either to bring people closer, or to keep them away from certain feelings I had. "

Zach Anner

Feelings

Growing Up

" I'm down for adventure and up for anything. "

" I want to find a way to speak to the broadest audience possible. "

" I use an electric wheelchair because I have no sense of balance, and muscle spasticity has arched my spine like a cat's, while my legs are really just for show. "

" I've always wanted to do a travel show for people who never thought they could. "

" It's ridiculous that we are in a place where we feel like we can classify and dismiss certain groups of people just because of the way they look, or we have these standards of health - like, cellulite is something you need to get rid of. No, it isn't. It's just a part of people's bodies. "