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I’m this goofball. I look at myself in the mirror, and the person that I know doesn’t match up to what I think people love to perceive me as.

Darren Criss

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
I’ve always been the annoying kid who sang.
DARREN CRISS

Always Annoying Kids Sing
I mean, part of me would love to be a fat tenured professor of theater someday.
DARREN CRISS

Mean Someday Theater
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

Enough Jealous Octopus People
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

Heart Holiday Season Thinking
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
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.
DARREN CRISS

Artist Cares Hope Lucky
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’m always just waiting for someone to cut me off; I’m a chatty guy.
DARREN CRISS

Cutting Guy Waiting
It’s been a secret too long, but I’m actually a straight male.
DARREN CRISS

Long Males Secret Straight
I don’t shave when I’m not working.
DARREN CRISS

Country Shave Working
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
No matter what, I will always prefer a live performance. Whether it be a play or a musical, or playing music live.
DARREN CRISS

Long Music Musical Performance Play
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.
DARREN CRISS

Believe Cause Decision Fall Important Opportunity
What can you expect from me in the next five years? Well… I’ll get older
DARREN CRISS

Next Wells Years
As a musician, I hear the harmonic value of everything – I just enjoy music.
DARREN CRISS

Enjoy Musician Values

I’m this goofball. I look at myself in the mirror, and the person that I know doesn’t match up to what I think people love to perceive me as.

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I’m this goofball. I look at myself in the mirror, and the person that I know doesn’t match up to what I think people love to perceive me as.

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