I'm like a duck. On the surface, I look cool and sleek and elegant. And underneath I'm kicking like mad. — Adam Pearson Copy Share Image
Well, it's always fun to show range as an actor. 'Cause once you've shown range, then someone has to do something with… — Adam Pearson Actor Copy Share Image
I developed a script that told the real story of The Elephant Man but also told the story of my journey into… — Adam Pearson Elephant Copy Share Image
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me.' It sounds cute, but it's a complete fallacy. — Adam Pearson Copy Share Image
Being happy isn't the same as being perfect - it's learning to live with imperfection. — Adam Pearson Copy Share Image
I think we all need to learn to live the lives we've got and not mourn the ones we don't. — Adam Pearson Education Copy Share Image
I went from being undesirable to undeniable - and now, I'm undisputable. — Adam Pearson Being Copy Share Image
No-one knows more about a rare condition than the person who's living with it, so listen to them. — Adam Pearson Copy Share Image
There are things I won't do. If they're kind of tacky or caricature-ish or just really badly written, then I'll tend to… — Adam Pearson Copy Share Image
We all have our own hang-ups and I think we should be supporting each other, not throwing abuse around like you're 15… — Adam Pearson Abuse Copy Share Image
It's in the pub, when I'm having a pint of beer after a hard week of work that I feel at my… — Adam Pearson Beer Copy Share Image
I have a genetic condition called Type 1 Neurofibromatosis. So it affects the 17th chromosome in the human genome. And it has… — Adam Pearson Being Copy Share Image
If I could talk to my younger self, I'd both give myself a slap and reassure myself that it's going really good… — Adam Pearson Copy Share Image
I think the cinema-going public are smart enough to separate fiction from reality but suspend their disbelief for long enough to be… — Adam Pearson Film Copy Share Image
It is a rough process, self-acceptance and self-love. I don't think it's a one-size-fits-all shop, and we all have good days and… — Adam Pearson Acceptance Copy Share Image
I remember when I was at school. They put on a video of 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' and a kid shouted,… — Adam Pearson Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a standup comic because I grew up on Joe Pasquale, Kenny Everett, Tommy Cooper. And everyone likes the… — Adam Pearson Comedy Copy Share Image
My brother and I were raised to live the life we've got and not mourn the one we don't have. — Adam Pearson Brother Copy Share Image
She's really nice, charming, funny and intelligent once you get over the feeling of 'Oh my God, this is Scarlett Johansson!' — Adam Pearson Copy Share Image
Seen today, 'Heredity in Man' looks utterly abhorrent from both a moral and scientific perspective. It's terrifying to watch. — Adam Pearson Copy Share Image
I've always said, if you want to learn how to do something, find someone who does it better than you and just… — Adam Pearson Copy Share Image
You can get bogged down in, 'It's not fair. Why is life so cruel?' It doesn't solve anything. — Adam Pearson Copy Share Image
People always think of the tragedy of going from being non-disabled to disabled. And no one really talks about it going the… — Adam Pearson Copy Share Image
Hate crimes, whoever they target, are despicable and not to be tolerated. — Adam Pearson Crime Copy Share Image
A lot of my friends will accuse me of just turning up to work and being myself on camera. — Adam Pearson Copy Share Image
I think an honest conversation goes a long way. Curiosity should be answered with kindness. — Adam Pearson Communication Copy Share Image
I didn't think disabled people were allowed in films, because I didn't see any. — Adam Pearson Copy Share Image
Elephant Man - the name given to Joseph Merrick - was the moniker that haunted my childhood. — Adam Pearson Childhood Copy Share Image
Disfigurement is so widely unrepresented in our media heavy culture it is little wonder people don't know how to react to it. — Adam Pearson Culture Copy Share Image
Banning words and subject matters for fear of upsetting people runs the risk of stifling conversation and halting social progress. — Adam Pearson Banning Copy Share Image
In an ideal world, actors with conditions would play the characters with these same conditions, but that's a way off. — Adam Pearson Actor Copy Share Image
I've met people from across the spectrum and I think film should be the same. — Adam Pearson Cinema Copy Share Image
No matter what mindset you're in, if you're bullied at school, nothing makes it easy. — Adam Pearson Copy Share Image
I have no idea what goes through people's heads when they first see me. 'Wow!' or 'Ugh!' More 'Wow!' I hope. — Adam Pearson Copy Share Image
I think in order to love yourself, you've got to wake up saying, 'Alexa, play 'Macho Man' by The Village People' and… — Adam Pearson Confidence Copy Share Image
It's a duty to create a world where people like myself can thrive, without fear or anxiety - giving a voice back… — Adam Pearson Duty Copy Share Image
Living with a facial disfigurement, in a busy city like London, means I am rarely invisible. Even something as simple as a… — Adam Pearson Copy Share Image
Invasion is something I've grown up being quite accustomed to. And then I suppose it becomes a whole lesson in discernment. Who… — Adam Pearson Curiosity Copy Share Image
When it comes to the online world, how we behave and who we are digitally are one and the same thing and… — Adam Pearson Consequences Copy Share Image
I can behave thoroughly awfully and, at the end of the day, hold my hands up and go, 'I'm disabled, I don't… — Adam Pearson Day Copy Share Image
