Zach Anner

“I'd wanted to be famous for as long as I could remember.”

“Even when something sad or tragic happens, I find a way to look at it in a positive light. People who don't have a sense of humor must be so sad all the time.”

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

“It's ridiculous that we are in a place where we feel like we can classify and dismiss certain groups of people just because of the way they look, or we have these standards of health - like, cellulite is something you need to get rid of. No, it isn't. It's just a part of people's bodies.”

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

“Depending on where my self-confidence was, growing up, I would use humor either to bring people closer, or to keep them away from certain feelings I had.”

“Humor disarms people. It opens them up to starting a dialogue about things they wouldn't normally talk about. I don't understand how people who don't have a sense of humor get through life.”

“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.”

“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.”