Anthony Carrigan Talks Body Positivity

Anthony Carrigan plays psychotic mob hitman Victor Zsasz on the hit TV show Gotham on Fox. Anthony Carrigan also suffers from a condition called alopecia areata, which causes his hair, eyebrows and eyelashes to fall out. He talked with buzzfeed about the importance of self acceptance and being positive about your body.

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"I think there’s always the opportunity to accept yourself exactly where you are. I think a lot of people feel that they will accept themselves as soon as they go to the gym, as soon as they clear up their skin, as soon as they address a certain issue, then they’ll feel OK about themselves. I think they can always accept themselves exactly the way they are and that’s a practice. In each moment you have a choice where you can build yourself up or tear yourself down, and choosing to build yourself up is always within your power.I think my alopecia has forced me to accept myself in such a radical way that it kind of burned through everything else. I think that our culture is so obsessed with body image and with being this completely unrealistic ideal, and that ideal looks different to every single person. It’s in their head as what they should be or should look like, this ideal. Ultimately, isn’t it better to just feel good about yourself, than to try to look good first and feel better that way?"

Be sure to read the full interview with Anthony Carrigan at the link provided, where he talks more about his career, but also how he dealt with having this condition from a young age. And be sure to check out Anthony Carrigan as Victor Zsasz on Gotham Mondays on Fox!

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