Darren Criss

I have an unabashed adoration of cheesy pop music. ”

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

We are a categorically obsessed culture, where we have to compartmentalize everything in reference to another thing, like, 'What does it sound like? Does it sound like this?' ”

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

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. ”

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

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. ”

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. ”

When I was in college, I was in the theater department, which for anyone who has been involved in any kind of theater program, you know that it's really wacky and tight-knit, a real family. 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. ”

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