Donald Glover Quotes
You have to be real with yourself. No one is doing that. People are too concerned with making everything look nice and calm and pretty.
We lay out our lives in a narrative we understand, like a movie, but are you enjoying making it or are you wondering who's watching my movie.
I felt like high school for me was like a big whirlpool of me trying to figure out what was OK for me to do.
Bright lights, they tend to burn out fast. So I shine bright, but I'm scared that it won't last.
I personally don't believe people really grow. They just learn stuff when they were a kid, and hold on to it, and that affects every relationship they have.
May your dreams be sweet and your nightmares be spooky-monster-scary and not grandma-died-scary.
We're afraid to move on, that's why there's so much nostalgia on the internet... 'cause we don't wanna look forward, that's scary.
One thing my dad once said to me, "You either want to be right, or you want to be happy. To be happy, there's gotta be a conversation."
It seems the more I try to connect with the world, I am feeling more alone than I ever have felt before
Revenge is for the weak so I have settled my vendettas with all of the kids who made my early life a living hell.
I think that's what makes a good rapper. Somebody who wants to push themselves and their audience further.
Kept looking for something to be in with. Follow someone's blueprint. But you have to be on your own.
They say my public persona don't have enough appeal, I take a lesson from Kanye and give 'em something real.
I come around when you least expect me! I'm sitting at the bar when your glass is empty!
We put stereotypes on ourselves - like, everybody does that. But I think it's just a little harder for black kids to just like, you know, be who they are.
If you're on Twitter, what you're saying is, 'I'm important enough for you to care what I think.'
I hope in general that my music allows somebody to follow what they really like doing.
Most people think I'm Danny Glover's son when they meet me. So when they ask, I say 'No, I'm Crispin Glover's son.' Then we stare at each other for a long time.
Why does every girl in the world wanna date me? Especially right now man, especially when I'm busy!
I think the best music videos are the ones that have nothing to do with the song. Those are all my favorites.
I feel like guys don't think it's cool to use emojis. I'm like, that's so whack. Emojis help so much. They really do give context to something.
I'm trying hard not to use a specific reference, but you'll probably know it's you after the first sentence.
I would never challenge any rapper to a rap-off. It's weird, I'm not that type of rapper.
Black culture is a fight. We want to hold on to what we are, but sometimes the things that we are can be totally negative. You have to think: can't we try something new and not be seen as suspect?
Black men struggle with masculinity so much. The idea that we must always be strong really presses us all down - it keeps us from growing.
I like horror films and romance films. Films where you're going in being like, 'I'm coming here to be scared or to fall in love.' You have a goal.
The only reason I'm able to do music is because I'm making money on 'Community.' If I wasn't, I couldn't pay for things.
I call 'Community' the best day job in the world, because between takes, I get to write music. I get to write sketches. I get to write movies. It's the best job ever.
I'm very impatient, so I was like, 'I want to be able to do whatever I want now.' But even the biggest stars - you look back and they weren't overnight.
You started rapping when you wasn't good at basketball. I started rapping because I needed Adderall.
Also, I realized a lot of kids are listening to me. Whether I want to be or not, they're looking up to me.
