Chris McCausland

You don't want to keep on mentioning being blind because it stops being funny - if you are just talking about that, people are going to get bored of it.

I am blind, and I once walked into the undertaker's believing it to be the barber's next door. The undertaker asked if he could help me, and I asked him if he had many waiting at the moment.

We need to get to the point where somebody has a script and they go: 'Well, why can't they use a wheelchair? It doesn't mention it in the script but why can't this person be deaf?'

Why is it that 75% of blind and partially sighted people of working age are without employment. That's three times the national average. Is that discrimination? Well, I would argue it is, so let's try and fix it eh? I think the government can commit to something better than what they already do.

People think you can't do anything if you're blind.

Disabled people are often some of the most resilient, creative and determined people you will ever likely meet.

There is so much hype around Blackpool - and I get it. Blackpool is like the Wembley of ballroom dancing.

Disability is everywhere. It's just something that happens. It could happen to friends, family, loved ones. It could happen to you. I mean after all; you know what us disabled people say. There are only really two types of people in this world. Those of us that are disabled, and those of us that aren't disabled... yet.

I love stand-up, but it has become so normal and natural to me that the buzz comes from the adrenaline of a great show rather than from the fear or nerves of doing something new and unknown.

I am blind. I am also a stand-up comedian and actor who has benefited from the desire of a very small number of writers, producers and directors, to not only increase the on screen visibility of characters with disabilities, but also to authentically cast disabled actors in these roles.

I am here on 'Strictly' to try to show that more can be possible than many might think.

I played my last game of football when I was about 17 when I ended up in hospital, because I went in a little harder on a challenge than I should have, not realising one of the players was so close to me. I could have easily broken his leg. He jumped out of the way and his knees went into my head and knocked me out.

It's great that there's people coming through who are able to represent disability while also having the experience to do the job properly. There's no point fast-tracking performers on to TV before they're ready.

I think there are low expectations of people with disabilities - sometimes you'll come down a set of steps into a taxi and people say, 'Wow, how did you do that?'

I will never be on a level playing field with everyone else.

That's something that never happens really - me being the most able one.

Any form of self-deprecating humour is good in moderation.

I had no performance skills whatsoever, I never did drama at school.

I love a bit of heavy-metal.

I don't dance, I haven't danced, I can't dance, I can't see the dancing I will have to do.