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> [I get so many tweets and emails from young people with disabilities or disfigurements who also want to act, or do TV…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-pearson/i-get-so-many-tweets-and-emails-from-young-people-with-disabilities/)

[Adam Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-pearson/)

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> [I'm not saying at all that only disabled actors should get disabled roles, because that's equally prejudiced and equally stifling. But I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-pearson/i-m-not-saying-at-all-that-only-disabled-actors-should-get-disabled/)

[Adam Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-pearson/)

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> [There are two schools of thought here. On one side you have 'only disabled actors can play disabled roles' and over here…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-pearson/there-are-two-schools-of-thought-here-on-one-side-you-have-only/)

[Adam Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-pearson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae3/adam-pearson-6304_acting_there-are-two-schools-of-thought-here-on_2864801.jpg)

## More by Adam Pearson

> [I was a lot smarter than the kids bullying me, so I'd just wind up blowing up at them. So if they said something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-pearson/i-was-a-lot-smarter-than-the-kids-bullying-me-so-i-d-just-wind-up/)

[Adam Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-pearson/)

> [I found out who I was by trying loads of things that I wasn't and by realizing the facade of trying to please people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-pearson/i-found-out-who-i-was-by-trying-loads-of-things-that-i-wasn-t-and-by/)

[Adam Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-pearson/)

> [I think in order to love yourself, you've got to wake up saying, 'Alexa, play 'Macho Man' by The Village People' and dance around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-pearson/i-think-in-order-to-love-yourself-you-ve-got-to-wake-up-saying-alexa/)

[Adam Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-pearson/)

> [I've always been a campaigner, ever since I was a child. It sounds like an utter clich but it's in my DNA.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-pearson/i-ve-always-been-a-campaigner-ever-since-i-was-a-child-it-sounds-like/)

[Adam Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-pearson/)

> [I think we all need to learn to live the lives we've got and not mourn the ones we don't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-pearson/i-think-we-all-need-to-learn-to-live-the-lives-we-ve-got-and-not/)

[Adam Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-pearson/)

> [I'm like a duck. On the surface, I look cool and sleek and elegant. And underneath I'm kicking like mad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-pearson/i-m-like-a-duck-on-the-surface-i-look-cool-and-sleek-and-elegant-and/)

[Adam Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-pearson/)

> [If I can try to be as normal as possible and show there's nothing to fear - either on film or day to day,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-pearson/if-i-can-try-to-be-as-normal-as-possible-and-show-there-s-nothing-to/)

[Adam Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-pearson/)

> [It's a duty to create a world where people like myself can thrive, without fear or anxiety - giving a voice back to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-pearson/it-s-a-duty-to-create-a-world-where-people-like-myself-can-thrive/)

[Adam Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-pearson/)

> [I don't want to blanket ban all scars and disfigurements in films because that's going to be a very boring creative landscape and it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-pearson/i-don-t-want-to-blanket-ban-all-scars-and-disfigurements-in-films/)

[Adam Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-pearson/)

> [We all have our own hang-ups and I think we should be supporting each other, not throwing abuse around like you're 15 and in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-pearson/we-all-have-our-own-hang-ups-and-i-think-we-should-be-supporting-each/)

[Adam Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-pearson/)

> [It's about the life you have, not the one you don't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-pearson/it-s-about-the-life-you-have-not-the-one-you-don-t/)

[Adam Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-pearson/)

> [Could someone like me become a film star? I don't see why not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-pearson/could-someone-like-me-become-a-film-star-i-don-t-see-why-not/)

[Adam Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-pearson/)

> [I try to stay away from tropes, or if there is a trope there, I ensure that it's cleverly written and isn't just lazy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-pearson/i-try-to-stay-away-from-tropes-or-if-there-is-a-trope-there-i-ensure/)

[Adam Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-pearson/)

> [People always think of the tragedy of going from being non-disabled to disabled. And no one really talks about it going the other way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-pearson/people-always-think-of-the-tragedy-of-going-from-being-non-disabled/)

[Adam Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-pearson/)

> [I get so many tweets and emails from young people with disabilities or disfigurements who also want to act, or do TV or do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-pearson/i-get-so-many-tweets-and-emails-from-young-people-with-disabilities/)

[Adam Pearson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-pearson/)

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