Donald Glover Quotes

But I just think I was lucky enough to figure out early on that I wanted to do comedy, so that's what I put all my effort into.

I am what I am, everything I wanna be

I would never challenge any rapper to a rap-off. It's weird, I'm not that type of rapper.

If it makes you nervous- you're doing it right.

What's the point of rap if you can't be yourself, huh?

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 makes me wonder what this rapping shits a hobby for, oh that's right, because I'm gifted in another field, and another field, and another field.

You can't live your life on a bus...

Girls are supposed to dance. That's why God gave them parts that jiggle.

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.

Bright lights, they tend to burn out fast. So I shine bright, but I'm scared that it won't last.

We put stereotypes on ourselves. Everybody does that. But I think it's just a little harder for black kids to just be who they are.

I try to be me to the utmost.

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.

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.

Why does every girl in the world wanna date me? Especially right now man, especially when I'm busy!

Don't add an eezy to my name, 'cause it has never been that'

Girls who used to tell me I ain't cool enough now text me pics saying you can tear this up!

If I'm a faggot spell it right, I got way more than two G's

I have an obsession with books about kids with Asperger's syndrome.

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.

I come around when you least expect me! I'm sitting at the bar when your glass is empty!

I don't even think I'm that good at rapping, but I think what makes a great rapper - what CAN make a great rapper - is someone who wants to be better.

Dress like a gentleman, but my mouth is never civilized.

I think it's a comedian's job to make everything funny. Nothing is off-limits.

Taking a call girl to an STD fair ... there's a joke here.

Careers very rarely are a waste of time; jobs usually are.

I think the best music videos are the ones that have nothing to do with the song. Those are all my favorites.

The worst is feeling worthless.

You have all the shine you ever need. Don't let people say you don't.

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.

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.

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.

I don't want to sit there and be like, 'Oh, I don't care what the audience thinks.' It does matter to me. I just want them to think, to be honest.

Don't be mad cuz I'm doing me better than you doing you.

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.

You're always allowed to be better.

I try and go to as many places as possible. It's really cool that I even get to see different places.

Usually, if I think something is really funny, I'm not gonna test it. I'll just test it when I'm onstage.

My swag is always capital and live in north Virginia.

Twitter does have an effect on everything - things you put out there, they are out there for good.

Revenge is for the weak so I have settled my vendettas with all of the kids who made my early life a living hell.

May your dreams be sweet and your nightmares be spooky-monster-scary and not grandma-died-scary.

I hate it when you really think you're getting something good ... and you don't listen to your dudes when you really should.

You started rapping when you wasn't good at basketball. I started rapping because I needed Adderall.

Yes I'm grown and sexy, and I'm worth the wait. Girls act like I'm the only dude on earth to date.

Also, I realized a lot of kids are listening to me. Whether I want to be or not, they're looking up to me.

If you're on Twitter, what you're saying is, 'I'm important enough for you to care what I think.'

Rapper, just puts so much connotation on who you are and what is exposed. Even if a lot of it is out-dated, people still bring a lot to it.

A lot of my sketches came from thoughts, and I always just wanted to act them out.

They say my public persona don't have enough appeal, I take a lesson from Kanye and give 'em something real.

I hope people come to the shows because they feel like there's something there that I can't necessarily articulate, but it's real and it's fun.

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.

When anybody pays you to be creative, you're very lucky.

I'm trying hard not to use a specific reference, but you'll probably know it's you after the first sentence.

I refuse to go back to not liking who I was.

I feel like there's a lot of rappers that could out-rap me and I wouldn't want to face any of them.

I don't talk soft, that's that other dude.

It seems the more I try to connect with the world, I am feeling more alone than I ever have felt before

Took the G out yo waffle, all you got left is your ego.

I hope in general that my music allows somebody to follow what they really like doing.

I'm probably going to get in trouble for this but 'American Dad' is one of my favourite shows. It gets very dark in places but the jokes are there.

Never kiss in public, but at home I am affectionate.

I keep it wrapped until i meet the right one
'Cause I ain't Mumford, I ain't trying to have sons

You know who was on time tonight, which surprised me? Ghostface. Ghostface was early and making calls - what rapper does that?

You used to have to beg and be the busboy to do standup. I got on Community because people saw my videos on YouTube, which were free.

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.

When I wanna be a superhero I just wake up.

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.