Darren Criss Quotes

People fall in love with a person, not a gender or an age.

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.’

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.

That which makes you different is what makes you strong. Whether you're gay, straight, purple, orange, dinosaur; I don't care.

Hope for everything, expect nothing.

There's nothing more badass than being who you are.

My name's Darren. I'm a musician, part time idiot. That's a full time job actually.

My biggest fear? My biggest fear would be turning into an inanimate object.

I don't believe in guilty pleasures. If I like it, I don't feel guilty about it

Never let what is popular actually define your taste or interests.

The power of a smile goes a long way. My mom taught me that.

Chris Colfer... he's like a... playful wood-nymph.

I always shoot for the moon in my work, so that I'm happy when I land on the roof.

No one's tried to stab me. That's cool. I enjoy not being stabbed.

Glee is more then just a show now. It's become a wonderful culture celebrating the underdog and glorifying individuality.

I’m super annoying, I’m the kind of guy that if there’s no recycling bins around I hoard plastic bottles, put them in my bag and I bring them home. If I can afford it I want to put solar panels in.

What can you expect from me in the next five years? Well... I'll get older

As a musician, I hear the harmonic value of everything - I just enjoy music.

Be nice people, cause nobody likes an asshole.

I want people to know that there is nothing more badass than being yourself.

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.

Its always important to recognize your situation and not take it for granted.

Guys I’m kind of nutty, but you have to understand that that’s all just me being myself.

It’s been a secret too long, but I’m actually a straight male.

I’ve always loved fairytales, and I’ve loved the concept of, um, some of the best parts of a lot of stories are the beginning.

Yeah, there has been alot of changes in my life since I started glee...I bought a new sweater.

I've always been the annoying kid who sang.

I was consumed by my love for Chris Colfer, and I just couldn't hold it in any longer.

There's not a damn thing that I do on my own that's not for my fans or for people that have supported me. So, I don't really care about my agenda, I wanna be on yours.

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.

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.

I don't take breaks, man, I'm always doing something.

The first time you do anything, people always take a minute to try to figure it out, but once you witness it in person, the word starts to spread and it gains momentum year after year.

All my aunts in the Phillipines, they look at me and say 'Darreeeeeen! You so thin! Eat!'

I would be the worst president in the history of the United States. Unless you want the apocalypse to happen really soon then yes, I'll run for president.

Broadway is not just the song and the shows; it's the individual performers and the community.

I never let my politics supersede my manners.

I'm on cloud nine.. i wouldn't even say cloud nine... more like cloud ten... cloud nine was old news.

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."

I know. I'm Darren. I don't know what I'm doing here.

Fashion is about owning whatever you're wearing, regardless of if it's a high fashion statement or not.

Please don't kill me, I'm nice.

I mean, part of me would love to be a fat tenured professor of theater someday.

When you're an artist, you have to hope for everything and expect nothing.

I'm ambitious in the sense that I raise the bar high for myself.

I wish I was old Hollywood.

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.

I don't shave when I'm not working.

I'm always just waiting for someone to cut me off; I'm a chatty guy.

I'm in a real minority as far as having really supportive parents in regards to the arts. They never batted an eye as far as not letting me do that stuff. That's invaluable. I can't believe how unabashedly supportive they were about everything, between music and acting.