What I do is based on powers we all have inside us; the ability to endure; the ability to love, to carry on, to make the best of what we have - and you don't have to be a 'Superman' to do it.

It never occurred to me that I was a leading man until I was 19 years old. I had been acting since I was 10, so that's nine years and 30 or 40 plays, in school and summer stock, professional theater, too.

Either you vegetate and look out a window, or activate and try to effect change.

I have more awareness of other people and, I hope, more sensitivity to their needs. I also find that I'm more direct and outspoken.

I am a very lucky guy. I can testify before Congress. I can raise funds. I can raise awareness.

I refuse to allow a disability to determine how I live my life. There is only one way to go in life and that is forward.

Living a life with meaning means spreading the word. Even if you can't move, you can have a powerful effect with what you say.