Best Darren Criss Quotes & Sayings

I wish I was old Hollywood. — Darren Criss

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

I'd like to be writing songs for other people - I just like writing songs. — Darren Criss

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

Probably Darren Criss, yeah, we've become close friends. — Max Adler

I think people love to attach themselves to the idea of an overnight success. That may be true about me. — Darren Criss

Challenge is good for any relationship. — Darren Criss

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. — Darren Criss

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

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

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

For me, I think everybody with half a heart tries to do their best to do their part of good during the holiday season. — Darren Criss

Hollywood is a strange, strange thing. I feel like I've been invited to a very exclusive ball and I'm just trying to make nice with everybody and hope that if they kick me out they'll at least give me a ride home. — Darren Criss

Darren Criss in particular enjoys his spanking. In case you were curious. — Paris Barclay

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. — Darren Criss

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

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. — Darren Criss

I've always been the annoying kid who sang. — Darren Criss

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. — Darren Criss

I'm incredibly anal about everything that I do. — Darren Criss

No matter what, I will always prefer a live performance. Whether it be a play or a musical, or playing music live. As long as it's live, it's the best because there's sort of an immediacy to connection between an audience and a performer, whereas where you do film or television, you're at the whim of so many different forces. — Darren Criss

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. — Darren Criss

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 couldn't 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.' — Darren Criss

I already committed Darren [Criss] to giving a song. — Max Adler

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

People fall in love with a person, not a gender — Darren Criss

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

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

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. — Darren Criss

The cool thing about music is no one can take music away from you, writing wise. — Darren Criss

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

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

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

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. — Darren Criss

I like orange and blue together, but I would never wear them. — Darren Criss

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. — Darren Criss