Darren Criss Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“Buy my album because... it's the kind of music you can be friends with. And it's the only way that *pause* aliens won't come to Earth and destroy us. I am sure of this.”
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“As a composer and as a musician I'm a true believer - and this is not to be overly diplomatic - I'm a believer that there's artistry in everything from a lawn gnome to a desk chair to a symphony to an Andy Warhol painting. There's art in absolutely everything.”
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“My biggest fear? My biggest fear would be turning into an inanimate object.”
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“Never let what is popular actually define your taste or interests.”
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“People fall in love with a person, not a gender”
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“I don't believe in guilty pleasures. If I like it, I don't feel guilty about it”
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“The power of a smile goes a long way. My mom taught me that.”
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“There's nothing more badass than being who you are.”
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“As a musician, I hear the harmonic value of everything - I just enjoy music.”
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“That which makes you different is what makes you strong. Whether you're gay, straight, purple, orange, dinosaur; I don't care.”
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“I always shoot for the moon in my work, so that I'm happy when I land on the roof.”
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“Sometimes I pretend to be an octopus. But then people are like ‘Darren what’re you doing?’ And I just sit there and laugh because they’re not cool enough to be an octopus and I’m just like ‘Hah you’re just jealous because you’re not an octopus.’”
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“I just hope I can continue to do work that matters to me, I’m not interested in being any kind of superstar or anything I’m not. I’m just a dude who got lucky and an artist who cares about the work that I do.”
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“I play mostly guitar, and I played drums in my brother's band for a while growing up.”
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“Im like any other composer. If you give me five years to write a symphony, Im still going to be asking for more time two days before its due.”
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“No one's tried to stab me. That's cool. I enjoy not being stabbed.”
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“Its always important to recognize your situation and not take it for granted.”
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“I was consumed by my love for Chris Colfer, and I just couldn't hold it in any longer.”
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“It’s been a secret too long, but I’m actually a straight male.”
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“After gaining the incredible platform from 'Glee,' it wasn't so much of a decision to get involved as it was an opportunity to take part. I'll be honest, I'm not so much into the idea of one cause being more important than another; however, I felt that the Trevor Project was a perfect fit for my efforts. It stands for a lot of things that I believe in, as well as falls in line with much of what 'Glee' stands for.”
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“I've been lucky enough to work with the amazing Golden Globe Award winning Chris Colfer and that is fantastic. I get to work with him on a day-to-day basis and he is such a generous talent. Chris and I like to play. He always throws me things and I ping them back to him and it's really fun. We definitely have a very lovely rapport personally - I think on screen too - and I hope you can see that in the characters.”
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“I know. I'm Darren. I don't know what I'm doing here.”
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“I think people love to attach themselves to the idea of an overnight success. That may be true about me.”
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“I don't take breaks, man, I'm always doing something.”
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“I remember seeing Aladdin when I was five or six and loving it. I looked at the big screen and said to my mum, Whatever this Genie guy does, I want to do. Mum said I couldnt be a genie, but that Robin Williams, who did the voice-over in the film, was an actor. So I said, OK, then, I want to be an actor.”
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“I never thought I would meet Mariah Carey, but I really never thought I'd be introduced to her by Whitney Houston. She's like, 'Hey, baby, this is Mariah.' I'm like, 'I know. I'm Darren. I don't know what I'm doing here.'”
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“I don't shave when I'm not working.”
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“I mean, part of me would love to be a fat tenured professor of theater someday.”
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