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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.’

Darren Criss

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

Jobs Musician Names
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.
DARREN CRISS

Art Believe Minority Parents Real Supporter
Be nice people, cause nobody likes an asshole.
DARREN CRISS

Likes Nice People
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

Connection Different Long Performer
All my aunts in the Phillipines, they look at me and say ‘Darreeeeeen! You so thin! Eat!’
DARREN CRISS

Aunt Look Looks
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

Incredible Mean Queens Running
I know. I’m Darren. I don’t know what I’m doing here.
DARREN CRISS

Business Darren Knows Risky
I don’t shave when I’m not working.
DARREN CRISS

Country Shave Working
Me and my good friends from college would do random shows and plays that were sometimes serious, but most of the time really goofy and funny.
DARREN CRISS

Friends Funny Good Really Sometimes
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

President Running United States
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.
DARREN CRISS

People Trying Years
I want people to know that there is nothing more badass than being yourself.
DARREN CRISS

Badass Being People Yourself
I don’t believe in guilty pleasures. If I like it, I don’t feel guilty about it
DARREN CRISS

Believe Guilty Pleasure
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

Art Musician Symphony
What can you expect from me in the next five years? Well… I’ll get older
DARREN CRISS

Next Wells Years
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

Concepts Fairytale Stories

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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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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