104+ Chris Colfer Quotes On Education, Friendship And Glee

Chris Colfer is an American actor, singer, and author. He is best known for his role as Kurt Hummel on the Fox musical comedy-drama series Glee. Colfer has also written and starred in the film Struck by Lightning and has written and published two novels, The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell and The Land of Stories: The Enchantress Returns. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Chris Colfer on life, love, education.

Top 10 Chris Colfer Quotes

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. A villain is just a victim whose story hasn’t been told.
4. People are not born heroes or villains; they’re created by the people around them.
5. You can't shy away from your greatness just because you're afraid you're not great enough
6. 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
7. To Grandma: Once upon a time, there was a boy who flew.
8. Every time I get injured I measure it's severity by asking myself 'Would this stop me from going to Disneyland?'
9. 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.
10. 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.

Chris Colfer Short Quotes

• 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.
• 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.
• Every driven person comes from a mountain of pain they wish to keep hidden.
• I don’t think I have the right parts to appreciate '50 Shades of Grey'.
• My imaginary friends have become my imaginary children.
• I do all kind of fun things when I'm unconscious.
• Villains are mostly just people villainized by circumstance

Chris Colfer Quotes About Life

You’re 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 Colfer

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

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. — Chris Colfer

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

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. — Chris Colfer

The 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 Colfer

People still call me ma’am on the phone, and it’s just part of life now. I’m not even phased by it… Going through DriveThrus is always fun, because it’s always so shocking when they see me. It’d just be kind of like, ‘Thank you ma… woah!! Woah, sorry about that!’ — Chris Colfer

My life is an awkward visit from the kid's table while awaiting a History Channel special. — Chris Colfer

Chris Colfer Quotes About Love

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

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

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

I think every time a movie gets made, it's a miracle. I would love to get to a point where it became easier and it wasn't so much of a struggle to get it done or finished. — Chris Colfer

I love thinking that there is magic in the world, that there are people in the world with amazing abilities that we just don't know about. — Chris Colfer

People only love you as long as they're getting something of you, but the minute you say something they don't want to hear or do something they don't want to see, all the admiration drains from their hearts. — Chris Colfer

Chris Colfer Famous Quotes And Sayings

From 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 Colfer

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

I think I just want to leave my mark in some way. I hope I leave the world a better place than it was when I came, and I think the best way I can do that is through acting and writing, and hopefully it will make a difference someday. — Chris Colfer

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. — Chris Colfer

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

I was obsessed with fairytales, and I was a very, very inquisitive kid, and I would ask my mom all kinds of questions. It all kind of formed a story in my head, and I really wanted to be a published author when I was 10, but I had a hard time writing a novel when I was 10. So I decided to wait until I was little bit older and then get it done. — Chris Colfer

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

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. — Chris Colfer

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. — Chris Colfer

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? — Chris Colfer

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. — Chris Colfer

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. — Chris Colfer

Oh, 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 Colfer

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

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. — Chris Colfer

I wasn't going to get such a nice car - I was going to get a cute little hybrid or something, keep the trees happy - but then my grandfather died, and it was all: retail therapy! — Chris Colfer

I'm really not good blackmail material. — Chris Colfer

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. — Chris Colfer

I do better singing female songs because my voice is so high-pitched. — Chris Colfer

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

Don't be afraid to be human - you're human, you're going to have emotional days. You're going to have days when things suck and then some days when things are great, but don't feel guilty because you're experiencing that. Don't feel guilty from being human. — Chris Colfer

I just downloaded the new Alvin and the Chipmunks album! They're the only guys that make music in my key! — Chris Colfer

I was made fun of a lot in high school because of the way I sound and the way I was. — Chris Colfer

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. — Chris Colfer

Woo! It's so cold, I think we may be twin sisters now," he said through rattling teeth. — Chris Colfer

I know I'm bitter and a little jaded, and mildly enjoy it, but am I a sad person? Am I happy? I plan on being happy in the future for sure, but it isn't here yet. So what does that make me, exactly? — Chris Colfer

I 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: ‘Take a deep breath, the world is not ending – and do something with your hair.’ I had the same haircut from when I was a toddler all the way through high school, it was this weird side-parting. I didn’t like change. — Chris Colfer

Not taking yourself too seriously, that's the important thing. — Chris Colfer

I can sing and dance. I can smile - a lot. — Chris Colfer

I really think, without trying to give us credit that we don't deserve, I really feel like Kurt and Blaine are a modern version of Lucy and Ricky. Oh, I'm Lucy for sure. — Chris Colfer

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. — Chris Colfer

You'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 Colfer

Intelligence is not a competition," she said. "There is plenty to go around, and there are many ways it can be demonstrated. — Chris Colfer

But anyone can write, right?'" Conner asked. "I mean, that's why authors get judged so harshly, isn't it? Because technically everyone could do it if they wanted to." "Just because anyone can do something doesn't mean everyone should," Mrs. Peters said. "Besides, anyone with an Internet connection feels they have the credentials to critique or belittle anything these days. — Chris Colfer

Once 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 Colfer

Roses are red, Violets are blue, No amount of money, Can stop me from loving you, Try as they may, Try as they might, I’m not letting go, Without a fight, Some say it’s wicked, Some say it’s sinful, Some it’s wrong, And just wrong, I don’t know much, But when push comes to shove, I definitely don’t believe, There’s such thing wrong as love. — Chris Colfer

Cast parties are a lot of fun! — Chris Colfer

Sometimes 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 Colfer

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

Once the world has made a decision, there is little anyone can do to change its mind. — Chris Colfer

To be famous is to stand on a pedestal and give the world permission to tell you all your flaws. — Chris Colfer

I've been pushed down many flights of stairs in my time, but I always manage to find an elevator — Chris Colfer

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

I don't personally feel a responsibility to be a role model, but as the actor, I do. — Chris Colfer

I'm horrible at auditions anyway. Maybe that's why I never got anything. — Chris Colfer

Everyone 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 Colfer

I almost shat my pants. Literally, the floor was almost covered in my shat. — Chris Colfer

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

I can act... I do a little writing as well. And I'm good at typing. I'm a creative typist, actually. — Chris Colfer

There's nothing more terrifying then a teenage girl. — Chris Colfer

Whether I'm in front of the camera, behind the camera, at my computer writing a novel or a screenplay, as long as I get to entertain someone out there, I'm happy. — Chris Colfer

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. — Chris Colfer

I 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 Colfer

I could never rap, personally. I can't even wrap presents. — Chris Colfer

A 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 Colfer

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

It 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 Colfer

I've learned that the more people embrace their disadvantages, the less disadvantaged they become! — Chris Colfer

Being 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 Colfer

I was reading that lightning is a negative charge that comes from the friction that clouds carry. And since opposites attract, I would like to think that he was so positive the moment that he died, so happy, he pulled that bolt right out of the sky. I don’t know if that’s possible, but that’s what I believe. — Chris Colfer

When one thing takes another away, what do we call that?” she asked my class. “Homicide!” I called out — Chris Colfer

What grinds me the most is that we’re sending kids out into the world who don’t know how to balance a checkbook, don’t know how to apply for a loan, don’t even know how to properly fill out a job application, but because they know the quadratic formula we consider them prepared for the world? — Chris Colfer

Don’t listen to what people tell you because they’ll try to bring you down. And don’t listen to yourself, either, because yourself will try to bring you down even more so than anyone else. As long as you just put all your energy into one thing, it can happen. — Chris Colfer

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

I 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 Colfer

I grew up in a conservative small town, and the gay characters I saw on TV and in movies when I was growing up were all flamboyant and obnoxious and sometimes kind of annoying. — Chris Colfer

I’m not really afraid to be my awkward self, and I know there’s lots and lots of other people just like me out there that are awkward themselves. And I think they just appreciate that I’m not afraid to say the weird things that I say and tweet the obnoxious things that I tweet. But I’ve tried being other people and myself suits me the best. I think you just be honest. I think people respond to honesty. — Chris Colfer

To Grandma, for being my first editor and giving me the best writing advice I’ve ever received: “Christopher, I think you should wait until you’re done with elementary school before worrying about being a failed writer. — Chris Colfer

The higher the hair, the closer to god. — Chris Colfer

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

Life Lessons by Chris Colfer

1. Chris Colfer's work demonstrates the importance of perseverance and hard work in achieving success.
2. His success also shows that it is possible to break down barriers and defy expectations.
3. His career serves as an inspiration to those who have been told they can't achieve their dreams.