Darren Criss
Darren Criss

I never let my politics supersede my manners.

Darren Criss
Darren Criss

I always shoot for the moon in my work, so that I'm happy when I land on the roof.

Darren Criss
Darren Criss

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

Darren Criss
Darren Criss

When you're an artist, you have to hope for everything and expect nothing.

Darren Criss
Darren Criss

When I play live in restaurants and cafes, I don't play my own stuff. I play jazz and 'American Songbook' standards, and I'll fuse it with top 40.

Darren Criss
Darren Criss

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
Darren Criss

I don't shave when I'm not working.

Darren Criss
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
Darren Criss

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
Darren Criss

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.

Darren Criss
Darren Criss

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

Darren Criss
Darren Criss

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

Darren Criss
Darren Criss

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.

Darren Criss
Darren Criss

I have an unabashed adoration of cheesy pop music.

Darren Criss
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
Darren Criss

When I'm in the U.K. I find myself using a lot of Britishisms.

Darren Criss
Darren Criss

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

Darren Criss
Darren Criss

I'm incredibly anal about everything that I do.

Darren Criss
Darren Criss

I'm like any other composer. If you give me five years to write a symphony, I'm still going to be asking for more time two days before it's due.

Darren Criss
Darren Criss

I don't take breaks, man, I'm always doing something.