Every time I get injured I measure it's severity by asking myself 'Would this stop me from going to Disneyland?'
Chris ColferI may have no idea what I'm talking about," I said, a little ticked off now. "But we're all a part of a minority waiting for a majority to pull their heads out of their asses.
Chris ColferThe world will always choose convenience over reality. It's easier to hate, blame, and fear than it is to understand. No one wants the truth; they want entertainment.
Chris ColferI just downloaded the new Alvin and the Chipmunks album! They're the only guys that make music in my key!
Chris ColferYou're sad-looking," she said. "My grandson used to be such a happy boy. He used to write me stories. I remember the first story he ever wrote me, 'Once upon a time, there was a boy.' And that became 'Once upon a time there was a boy who wanted to fly.' And they kept getting better and better over time. I never found out if the boy got to fly." I gave her a small smile. If only she knew the boy's wings had been clipped.
Chris ColferThere are ways to meet people and surround yourself with like-minded people who will support you.
Chris ColferIt doesn't matter how greatly you've been hurt or how much you're hurting, it's what you do with the pain that counts. You could cry for years or you could choose to learn and grow from it.
Chris ColferNo matter what you do, you can never please everyone. And that was the hardest lesson to learn. In fact, I'm still learning it.
Chris ColferI couldn't do country, with all due respect to all country music artists. My parents dressed me up with a cowboy hat and we'd go to the rodeo when I was younger and it traumatized me for life.
Chris ColferOh, I have this feud going with the L.A. Unified School District, because I keep getting these phone calls saying my daughter keeps missing classes, I mean, at all hours of the night, I had like, two calls this morning and I keep calling saying I haven't got a daughter!
Chris ColferSometimes we forget about our own advantages because we focus on what we don't have. Just because you have to work a little harder at something that seems easier to others doesn't mean you're without your own talents.
Chris ColferYouโre not weak. Your life is not defined by a letter grade, a dress size, your sexuality or anything else. You have every chance at happiness. You were not meant to suffer. You are loved. Never, ever give up.
Chris ColferWhen people hurt you over and over, think of them like sand paper. They may scratch and hurt you a bit, but in the end, you end up polished and they end up useless.
Chris ColferMy life is an awkward visit from the kid's table while awaiting a History Channel special.
Chris ColferHigh School. Societyโs bright idea to put all their aggressive, naive youth into one environment to torment and emotionally scar each other for life.
Chris ColferA few of the girls and I jumped into my jetta and took off. "Lets go stand outside someone from Glee's house now," one of them said
Chris ColferYou'd think after thousands of years on this planet the human race would have released some kind of handbook for teenagers, telling them how to get through teenagehood and get help for their issues. Yet here we are, struggling through it in our own ways.
Chris ColferI don't think I've ever tried to be something that I'm not. People do that for you. People try to pigeonhole you. People tried typecasting me, before they even saw me in anything else. I've never understood that. I was like, "Why don't you wait until my next project, before you start telling my what my career is going to look like, for the next 10 years?" I've never let it set me back because I always knew the world would try to do that for me, anyway.
Chris ColferFrom this day on, I refuse to let anyone bring me to a point where I can't take a horrible situation and spin it into something beneficial. I will never let anyone make me feel anything I don't want to feel again or rob me of the passions that make me who I am.
Chris ColferIntelligence is not a competition," she said. "There is plenty to go around, and there are many ways it can be demonstrated.
Chris ColferI have a sack of hate mail that I want to respond to. One day, when Iโm tired or tipsy, I will respond and tell them what I think.
Chris ColferBeing a best-selling author just means the world for me. Some of my happiest memories, growing up, are being at book stores and reading books I couldn't afford, as a kid, and the midnight parties, waiting for the next Harry Potter book. The fact that I have that straw in my cap means more to me than anything I've ever accomplished before.
Chris ColferRoses are red, Violets are blue, No amount of money, Can stop me from loving you, Try as they may, Try as they might, Iโm not letting go, Without a fight, Some say itโs wicked, Some say itโs sinful, Some itโs wrong, And just wrong, I donโt know much, But when push comes to shove, I definitely donโt believe, Thereโs such thing wrong as love.
Chris ColferEveryone that I meet always wants me to direct, but whenever I think of directing, I think of aligning shots. I'd definitely have to write and direct something. But I don't know if I could.
Chris ColferThe gay people I knew in real life were soft spoken and didn't want to call attention to themselves because they were terrified of exposing themselves, of people finding out that they're gay.
Chris ColferI kind of did this thing in high school, a spoof of 'Sweeney Todd' called 'Shirley Todd,' and I had a great time doing that.
Chris ColferBesides, anyone with an Internet connection feels they have the credentials to critique or belittle anything these days.
Chris ColferI hate mirrors; every time I look in one I see things that could be improved. If I could give my younger self any advice it would be: โTake a deep breath, the world is not ending โ and do something with your hair.โ I had the same haircut from when I was a toddler all the way through high school, it was this weird side-parting. I didnโt like change.
Chris ColferEven in the worst of situations-even when it seems no one in the world appreciates you-as long as you have hope, everthing can get better
Chris ColferIt doesn't matter how old I get, I always act like an excited five year-old kid with severe ADD and a waddle at Disneyland.
Chris ColferI'm pretty sure I'm going to fall in my GaGa shoes one night on tour and I'm hoping it becomes a Youtube sensation.
Chris ColferOnce upon a time' These are the most magical words our world has ever known and the gateway to the greatest stories ever told. They're an immediate calling to anyone who hears them-a calling into a world where everyone is welcome and anything can happen. Mice can become men, maids can become princesses, and they can teach valuable lessons in the process.
Chris ColferWoo! It's so cold, I think we may be twin sisters now," he said through rattling teeth.
Chris ColferI don't necessarily consider myself a virgin, probably because I have such a penetrating personality
Chris ColferI hate to say I'm a Cinderfella, but I've been watching the Globes since I was an embryo. I got a Facebook message from an elementary school friend who said, 'I remember you standing up and talking about attending the Golden Globes when we were little.
Chris ColferDue to personal issues, I have been let go from the cast of Glee. Explanations will come shortly.
Chris ColferThere's nothing wrong with you. There's a lot wrong with the world you live in. And definitely get out of high school and make everyone sorry.
Chris Colfer