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" I was inadvertently raised in the 'gay community.' I had straight parents, but I spent massive amounts of time at a very early age with gay, theater-hopeful thirty-somethings. "

Darren Criss

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" 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

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" 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

You

" Fashion is about owning whatever you're wearing, regardless of if it's a high fashion statement or not. "

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

Darren Criss

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Time

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

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

" I'm incredibly anal about everything that I do. "

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

" I'm not a mean person. "

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Person

" Hollywood is a strange, strange thing. I feel like I've been invited to a very exclusive ball and I'm just trying to make nice with everybody and hope that if they kick me out they'll at least give me a ride home. "