I've always wanted to do a travel show for people who never thought they could. — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
I thought this should be a travel show, because a lot of people with physical disabilities get discouraged. — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
Religion is such an important part of so many people's lives, and I don't understand it at all. — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
The most important thing is to have the conversation, and let people who do make mistakes feel comfortable enough to continue the… — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
New Yorkers - the people are so honest. If you're sucking on stage, they'll let you know. — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
Depending on where my self-confidence was, growing up, I would use humor either to bring people closer, or to keep them away… — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
Nothing like quoting Silence of the Lambs for people to question what kind of disability you have. — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
Humor disarms people. It opens them up to starting a dialogue about things they wouldn't normally talk about. I don't understand how… — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
People tend to treat people with disabilities sort of like they're aliens from another planet. It doesn't come from a bad place;… — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
Even if you have an ADA room, every disability is so different that people need different things. A lot of times they'll… — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
I'm currently doing a Soul Pancake show called Top of the Monday, which is basically a good morning news show. It's just… — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
My friends from the University of Texas. I've had the same friends for over a decade. My brother films a lot; he… — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
I didn't feel like I was putting anything good into the world, even though it was funny. I wanted to do something… — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
Talking to people is important to me as someone who has cerebral palsy. I know what it's like to have people not… — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
I feel a lot of personal responsibility to undo the negative stereotypes. I know that it's not coming from a bad place.… — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
I feel that religion can be used as a tool to guide your life and help you connect with other people. — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
Most of my work is comedy; it's meant to inspire empathy in people and help them find joy. — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
Religion is something we don't talk about, and it is used by uneducated people as a weapon to divide us as opposed… — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
We did a book signing and people came up to me. There was an expectant mother who was like, "I think we… — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
I make funny shows and put a positive message out there, showing people who have body image issues that... you don't have… — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
A lot of the time, when people meet someone in a wheelchair, or with some disability, it's the first thing they notice,… — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
What I don't like about the way the media portrays religion is that they seem to weaponize it and use it as… — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
There's a tendency to treat anyone with a physical disability as inspiring. I call it a pedestal of prejudice, in that you're… — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
When people think of me, I want them to think of a travel show host who's really funny and good at his… — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
When I read the script [of Glee], the whole premise was that all the high school kids were being cruel to this… — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
I just love all the music. My grandma was a church organist for 40 years, and she got me into jazz music and great… — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
The most important thing is to have the conversation, and let people who do make mistakes feel comfortable enough to continue the conversation. — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
I talk about Breaking Bad being the most brilliant show ever, and even minor characters have subtle nuances and are fully drawn. — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
I used to be an insult comic, and I didn't end up liking the way that I felt about myself. — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
Religion is such an important part of so many people's lives, and I don't understand it at all. — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
My grandma was a church organist for 40 years, and she got me into jazz music and great songwriters, Harold Arlen, George Gershwin, all… — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
You may not have a physical impairment, but you have things, whether it's finances, self-esteem, it doesn't matter. It's cut from the same cloth. — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I didn't feel like I was putting anything good into the world, even though it was funny. I wanted to do something more positive… — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
My parents instilled in me a sense of self that I was more than just a diagnosis or a condition. — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
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… — Zach Anner Copy Share Image
![“When I read the script [of Glee], the whole premise was that all the high school kids were being cruel to this kid in the wheelchair, and then the quarterback comes along and has a heart of gold and takes him out of a Porta Potty. That's too often what I see in media, that the characters with…” quote by Zach Anner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/cc8/zach-anner-4934_character_when-i-read-the-script-of-glee-the-whole_2609944.jpg)
