Cory Monteith

“I was 20 years old, working as a roofer and a telemarketer and driving a taxi, just barely getting by. A friend of a friend suggested I try acting. I was like, 'Why? What am I going to do? Community theater?' But I took a class, and the teacher thought that I had potential, so I moved to Vancouver and started auditioning.”

“I'm Joe Canada, who never went to high school. I've never even been to a football game.”

“I'm a pretty good snowboarder but a terrible surfer.”

“I'm a big fan of 'Glee.' I think it's really smart. And I think it's well-timed. But you can't not be surprised at the reception this show's received. It's really something else.”

“I want to get married and have children and live happily ever after. That's important to me.”

“I say eat fast and die young.”

“I don't need to be wildly famous for my life to make sense.”

“But when the 'Glee' audition came around, my manager literally had to talk me into it. I was petrified to sing in front of anyone.”

“I'll go out, but I leave early, before the shenanigans. I don't really do the Hollywood party thing. I'd rather watch sports or play videogames or work out or sleep, to be totally honest.”

“I have a solo deal with Columbia Records. So it's about, do I want to release an album, when can we do it, what kind of album should it be, how should it be released and marketed and what's the right timing? Do I have time to do it? It's all about questions.”

“I'm lucky on so many counts - I'm lucky to be alive.”

“I like the idea of dating, but I'm not dating anyone exclusively, particularly right now. It's hard to be in a relationship unless you're ready to go public with it. So it's a lot easier for me to not be in a relationship. I really don't want that part of my life to be tabloid fodder.”

“How do I put this? 'Glee' is like 'High School Musical' if 'High School Musical' had its stomach punched and its lunch money stolen.”

“I like Lady Gaga!”

“I'm really pale.”

“It's really annoying when you're trying to get to know someone and she doesn't pay attention to you because she's obsessed with her phone.”

“If people are taking pictures of me at Starbucks, it's not the end of the world. It's cool, it's fun, it's exciting.”

“I'm a cat whisperer. When I go to people's houses, their cats always like me better than the owners.”

“I probably tweet every other day, which I know isn't half as much as some people.”

“I've been very inspired by Virgin's model of business as a force for good.”