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" 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. "

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" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" I feel bad for people in wheelchairs and people who have to use crutches. "

" I want to get my Masters in business. "

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

" 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?' "

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

" I didn't know anything was wrong with me when I was growing up. I thought everyone went to occupational and speech therapy, I thought these were common things. I thought I was quite normal until I went to school and someone told me it wasn't normal to have a disability. "

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

" I'm actually very active. "

" I don't really say too much to my parents. If they ask me to do something I just do it and get it out of the way. "

" It's difficult to learn to play these different disabled characters - Campbell in 'Switched At Birth' was paralysed from the waist down - but it's nice to be able to step into their world and live in these characters' shoes and to be able to play them, because it gives you a different look at life. "

" My grandparents would take me out fishing in their boat once a week from when I was about two or three, growing up in in Texas and Louisiana. I loved it. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 'Breaking Bad' - I've heard that question phrased in many directions, and it always means the same thing. It's when someone can't... when a decent person can't take it any more. They just kind of turn and go in the opposite direction. "

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

" I try to bring awareness, not just to CP but to all disabilities in the sense that it's knowledge. My disability gave me so much knowledge that I was able to take into 'Breaking Bad' and to grow and to learn. "

" With moderate physical training, you can control anything in your body. You don't have to be an athlete to do it, and this isn't just about people with disabilities - it's about everyone. You just have to have the willpower, the mindset, and the desire to want to better yourself. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I hate being immobile. "

" I've always treated money with respect, but I don't really think about money - I try to avoid it, because I don't like what money does to people. I find if you get too much money involved, people get corrupted. "

" I always wanted to go into the military or something like that - my whole family, all my friends are either Air Force, Navy, or Marines. "