Quotes by Darren Criss

About Darren Criss:

Darren Everett Criss is an American actor, singer, songwriter, and musician. One of the founding members and co-owners of StarKid Productions, a musical theater company based in Chicago, Illinois, Criss first garnered attention playing the lead role of Harry Potter in StarKid's musical production of A Very Potter Musical. The theater troupe made Billboard history when their original album, Me and My Dick, became the first charting student-produced musical recording, debuting at number eleven on the Top Cast Albums chart in 2010.
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It's always important to recognize your situation and not take it for granted.

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

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I'm very specific and ambitious in plotting out my goals and never take no for an answer - so it's not like things just fall in my lap.

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Theater is a living creature. It takes a while to break in, like a new pair of shoes.

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As an actor it's your job to empathise with your character regardless of whether they have a different sexual orientation, spiritual beliefs, or anything.

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I'm not a mean person.

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I've always enjoyed fashion and dressing up for things, whether it's high fashion or play fashion.

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I've always loved Broadway, but I never thought I'd actually do it because I was never a full Broadway dancer. And I don't have a big, booming voice.

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I wish I was old Hollywood.

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

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I'm like any other composer. If you give me five years to write a symphony, I'm still going to be asking for more time two days before it's due.

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I always make time for the things that are important to me.

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I have an unabashed adoration of cheesy pop music.

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

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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, betwe...

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I believe singing should be like being an actor. People shouldn't have any problem buying an actor being in a comedy or a drama or a horror film. That should be the same way with music.

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I mean, come on, Beyonce's the queen of pop music. She's the queen. If you could run for queen... I would put her name in the suggestion box. She's incredible.

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I never let my politics supersede my manners.

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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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Author Bio

  • NameDarren Criss
  • DescriptionAmerican actor and singer
  • BornFebruary 5, 1987
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Television Actor; Singer-songwriter; Composer; Singer; Musician