Chris Colfer Quotes

People are not born heroes or villains; they’re created by the people around them.

A villain is just a victim whose story hasn’t been told.

When 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.

If you truly own who you are, no one can use you against you.

I 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.

You can't shy away from your greatness just because you're afraid you're not great enough

Even 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

Courage is one thing that no one can ever take away from you.

To Grandma: Once upon a time, there was a boy who flew.

Every time I get injured I measure it's severity by asking myself 'Would this stop me from going to Disneyland?'

You don’t get to pick where you’re from, but you always have control of where you’re going.

There'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.

Right now, we're living in an ugly chapter of our lives, but books always get better!

I wish I could walk into a room and feel superior and have my nose up at everybody, but I can't, because I know I'm just a huge nerd, and that wouldn't work for me.

I’ve tried being other people and myself suits me the best.

That’s my biggest fear – disappointing those people who look up to me.

The 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.

Like having a great idea, life comes at you fast. It hits you and tries to escape and be expressed in any way possible. In a way, it's a lot like...lightning.

There are ways to meet people and surround yourself with like-minded people who will support you.

I'm allergic to stupidity.

I grew up doing musical theater.

I don't necessarily consider myself a virgin, probably because I have such a penetrating personality

Every driven person comes from a mountain of pain they wish to keep hidden.

No matter what you do, you can never please everyone. And that was the hardest lesson to learn. In fact, I'm still learning it.

A voice that was never wanted has become a voice for so many people who don’t have one.

Whoa, I've really got to stop making plans with fictional characters. It can't be healthy to develop relationships with people who don't exist.

You've got to show the world who you are before it tells you. Otherwise you become victim to someone you're not.

But one of the big lessons I have learned from my journey is you can’t please everyone, so don’t try.

A flame may love a snowflake, but they can never be together without each harming the other.

Sometimes you have good days, and sometimes you have bad days. It really depends on how much caffeine you've had.

I feel like little bits of my soul are being shipped domestically.

Besides, anyone with an Internet connection feels they have the credentials to critique or belittle anything these days.

I don't know much, But when push comes to shove, I definitely don't believe, There's such a thing as wrong love.

Anyone can have a once-upon-a-time or a happily-ever-after, but it's the journey between that makes the story worth telling.

I have a sack of hate mail that I want to respond to. One day, when I’m tired or tipsy, I will respond and tell them what I think.

I'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.

...because a life without meaning, without drive or focus, without dreams or goals, isn't a life worth living.

In what grade do we stop believing in ourselves? I asked. In what grade do we stop believing, period? I mean, SOMEONE has to be a Nobel Peace Prize winner. SOMEONE has to be a ballerina. Why not us?

Villains are mostly just people villainized by circumstance

It 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.

High School. Society’s bright idea to put all their aggressive, naive youth into one environment to torment and emotionally scar each other for life.

I love bookstores. I love the energy in a bookstore and the smell of the paper.

I was very tiny...I spent most of my time stuffed into lockers. Thank god for cell phones, or I'd still be there.

The higher the hair, the closer to god.

I kind of did this thing in high school, a spoof of 'Sweeney Todd' called 'Shirley Todd,' and I had a great time doing that.

I don’t think I have the right parts to appreciate '50 Shades of Grey'.

If you are going to live in a house made of candy, don't move next door to a couple of obese kids. A lot of these fairy-tale characters are missing common sense.

If you ask me, it doesn't matter what life you're living, life never has a solution. No matter how hard the struggles are that you leave behind, new struggles always take their place.

There's no solution to life, there's going to be problems no matter what.

I hope to write someday and that’s even more terrifying than performing. You don’t just entertain the audience, you give them little bits of your soul.