148 Quotes by Donald Glover

People are sometimes like: “Oh man, you’re so talented and you do a bunch of stuff.” I’m not! I swear to god, I’m not. I just like learning stuff, I like doing stuff. And I feel like everybody can definitely do it.

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.

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

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.”

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

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?

Kept looking for something to be in with. Follow someone’s blueprint. But you have to be on your own.

I hope a kid listens to my stuff, I hope there’s a change made and at least somebody walks away with: “I’m doing this because I like it.” People are going to hate it and that’s okay, but I have to do it because my happiness is important too, it’s worth it.

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.