Quotes & Jokes by Donald Glover / page 5
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?
A lot of the rap shows I saw as a kid were boring, but if you went to a Rage show or a Justice show, the kids were losing their minds.
To all my fans who’s saying Donald Glover about to blow, just give me six months so you can say I told you so.
People say I've changed and I tell em that I'm glad 'cause I don't wanna stay the same.
I hate it when you really think you're getting something good... and you don't listen to your dudes when you really should.
I think it's a comedian's job to make everything funny. Nothing is off-limits.
Kept looking for something to be in with. Follow someone’s blueprint. But you have to be on your own.
Also, I realized a lot of kids are listening to me. Whether I want to be or not, they're looking up to me.
Writing is a very strenuous thing - it's like banging your head against a wall. At the end of the day, acting is better, just because nobody ever asked me if I wanted a Pellegrino in the writer's room.
When we were making out you kinda acted like it was nothing. Like you were doing it to prove you could do it or something.
Girls who used to tell me I ain't cool enough now text me pics saying you can tear this up!
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.
I wish I was a book. She could pick me up, flip through my pages. Make sure nobody drew wieners in me.
I got really lost last year. But I can’t be lonely though. Cause we’re all stuck here. I wanted to make something that says no matter how bad you fuck up, or mistakes you’ve made during the year, your life, your eternity. You’re always allowed to be better. You’re always allowed to grow up. If you want.