Sometimes I pretend to be an octopus. But then people are like ‘Darren what’re you doing?’ And I just sit there and laugh because they’re not cool enough to be an octopus and I’m just like ‘Hah you’re just jealous because you’re not an octopus.’
All my aunts in the Phillipines, they look at me and say ‘Darreeeeeen! You so thin! Eat!’
There’s not a damn thing that I do on my own that’s not for my fans or for people that have supported me. So I don’t really care about my agenda, I wanna be on yours.
For me, I think everybody with half a heart tries to do their best to do their part of good during the holiday season.
Fashion is about owning whatever you’re wearing, regardless of if it’s a high fashion statement or not.
I have an unabashed adoration of cheesy pop music.
I’ve always been the annoying kid who sang.
Guys I’m kind of nutty, but you have to understand that that’s all just me being myself.
Glee is more then just a show now. It’s become a wonderful culture celebrating the underdog and glorifying individuality.
I’m super annoying, I’m the kind of guy that if there’s no recycling bins around I hoard plastic bottles, put them in my bag and I bring them home. If I can afford it I want to put solar panels in.
Challenge is good for any relationship.
I’m always just waiting for someone to cut me off; I’m a chatty guy.
I know. I’m Darren. I don’t know what I’m doing here.
I think people love to attach themselves to the idea of an overnight success. That may be true about me.
I never thought I would meet Mariah Carey, but I really never thought I’d be introduced to her by Whitney Houston. She’s like, ‘Hey, baby, this is Mariah.’ I’m like, ‘I know. I’m Darren. I don’t know what I’m doing here.’
Please don’t kill me, I’m nice.
I’m ambitious in the sense that I raise the bar high for myself.
I’d like to be writing songs for other people – I just like writing songs.
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.
No matter how much we’re on our phones, going to the show is the goal – you look at things online and watch videos and read blogs and comment, all so that you can go in person and see it yourself, and meet these people in real life, and then so you can go home and talk about it again on your screen.
The first time you do anything, people always take a minute to try to figure it out, but once you witness it in person, the word starts to spread and it gains momentum year after year.