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.'

Zach Anner

I've accepted that we've all got crap to deal with and problems that we're fighting not to be defined by. At the end of the day, we all want the same stuff: fulfillment, love, support, comfort, and a hot-air balloon with laser guns attached to it. The most important thing is that we appreciate the crazy ride we're on.

Zach Anner

Religion is something we don't talk about, and it is used by uneducated people as a weapon to divide us as opposed to connect with each other.

Zach Anner

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

I was basically the person at Disney World that was in charge of clearing the park when it was closed... I was the guy... telling them to 'get the hell out and have a magical day.'

Zach Anner

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

Zach Anner

Even the most embarrassing mishap can be spun into comedic gold.

Zach Anner

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

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.

Zach Anner

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.

Zach Anner

I have one of the worst voices in the history of recorded time.

Zach Anner

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

Zach Anner

My childhood was great because my family has an amazing sense of humor, and it was just all making videos and jokes and doing skits and things.

Zach Anner

I'd love to be 'People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive, but I think that that's a ways off. I have to stop wearing sweat pants, and then we'll work on that.

Zach Anner

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

Zach Anner

I'm down for adventure and up for anything.

Zach Anner

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.

Zach Anner

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.'

Zach Anner

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.

Zach Anner

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.

Zach Anner

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

Zach Anner