Top 54 Quotes & Sayings by Matthew Morrison

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American actor Matthew Morrison.
Last updated on December 22, 2024.
Matthew Morrison

Matthew James Morrison is an American actor, dancer and singer-songwriter. He is known for starring in multiple Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, including his portrayal of Link Larkin in Hairspray on Broadway, and for his role as Will Schuester on the Fox television show Glee (2009–2015). Morrison signed with Adam Levine's 222 Records in 2012 and received a Tony Award nomination for his featured role as Fabrizio Nacarelli in the musical The Light in the Piazza. From March 2015 to January 2016, Morrison starred in the lead role of J.M. Barrie in the Broadway production of Finding Neverland.

I speak a little Spanish but I am so impressed by people who can speak a lot of different languages.
There are so many stage actors on TV but you wouldn't know they were stage actors. And film and TV actors are going to the stage as well, so the crossover is great now.
My dad is a nurse midwife, one of about only 50 male midwives in the U.S., I think. — © Matthew Morrison
My dad is a nurse midwife, one of about only 50 male midwives in the U.S., I think.
In high school, I had two friends that were suffering from cancer. I would go and sing for them while they were in hospital, and I sang at their services after they passed.
I love London and British women.
I'm a huge Bob Marley fan; I remember going to Jamaica for the first time when I was a kid and I got so obsessed with the steel drums.
My friends hate me because I do pick up things really quickly.
I don't think anyone wants to be in a role forever.
I've had people following me home or standing outside my house. It's strange. I just don't think people were meant to be worshipped or idolised.
More people saw the pilot of 'Glee' than saw me in my entire 10-year career on Broadway.
I'd like someone who challenges me, someone who is more beautiful in the inside than they are on the outside.
Fame, you know, it's like a handgun - in the wrong hands, it's dangerous.
The paparazzi is kind of crazy here in L.A., but it's nothing like it is in London. They are animals over there, it's insane. — © Matthew Morrison
The paparazzi is kind of crazy here in L.A., but it's nothing like it is in London. They are animals over there, it's insane.
I love candlelit dinners.
I actually grew up break-dancing. When you break-dance you listen to hip-hop and rap, so I've been listening to that music since I was a kid.
I'm a great bowler. I was in a couple of leagues as a kid.
I think every great show has that kind of romance that people just kind of yearn for.
It's pretty amazing being me.
Everyone thinks I'm a nice guy, which is not a bad way to be perceived.
Music has the ability to comfort people.
I don't get as much female attention as you'd think, because I never go out.
I'm happy being single but I definitely want someone in my life. I want to eventually get married and have kids.
I run probably 35-40 miles a week, and I think 80 per cent of your body is what you eat. The biggest part is just eating well.
Running has been almost my savior.
I don't like to go out to parties or clubbing, and I kind of like my anonymity.
I'm a mellow guy, and I feel like my music is mellow.
I grew up singing and dancing, so people have been calling me gay since fifth grade. I've heard everything you could possibly hear about it. But I do love gay people, so I'm not going to act like I was insulted or angry about it.
Cooking is always very romantic!
I'm a dancer, so I love to dance.
I want my shows to be very classic and timeless.
Most of the songs I wrote are personal.
I guess I was one of the popular kids. I played soccer, I was class president - I even dated the homecoming queen.
I grew up as an only child. My parents weren't great conversationalists. We had a quiet house. I'm not very verbal.
I want to be Gwyneth Paltrow when I grow up! She's been able to have such a great career, such a great family and she stays so humble and so real.
You don't want to play a perfect person; no one cares about that. — © Matthew Morrison
You don't want to play a perfect person; no one cares about that.
Once you're famous you can't go back.
I'm not gay.
On a TV show, you don't know where the character is going.
My favourite place in the world to run is Stanley Park in Vancouver. One loop around there is perfect.
I wouldn't be where I am today without the amazing public arts education that I had.
I like pushing myself, and usually if I'm not good at something I just won't do it because I'm a perfectionist.
I don't think anyone can get away from high school unscathed.
I know what it takes to be a good boyfriend. Time, first and foremost. To be there for someone and be involved in their life.
I'm an awful golfer.
In all the shows I've done, I'm always the first to leave - it's in my make-up. — © Matthew Morrison
In all the shows I've done, I'm always the first to leave - it's in my make-up.
I've had way more rejections than I've had jobs.
All the kids in the cast tell me they hated high school, but I had the best time. I guess I was one of the popular kids. I played soccer, I was class president—I even dated the homecoming queen.
I know my own truth. I'm in a great relationship with a woman. Maybe before it used to bother me. Then I was like, ‘This is so stupid that this bothers me. Some of my best friends in the world are gay, and if this is bothering me, then that means I have an issue with that.’ Once I figured that out for myself, I thought, ‘I don't care what anyone thinks about me.’ That's why I think I've become an ally for the gay and lesbian community. I just got [an Ally for Equality Award] the other day in Atlanta. I've very proud of my role in the community. So say what you will.
I wouldnt be where I am today without the amazing public arts education that I had.
This is the theater. And this is the best place for the imagination.
I dont think anyone can get away from high school unscathed.
You dont want to play a perfect person; no one cares about that.
I’m not comfortable with the idea of my sex appeal, but I know in my job I have to use it. I wish I could say I got to this point in my career based on my talent, but I don’t think that’s true.
I'm such a dude. I'm just like, 'All right, I have to get up in my monkey suit.' I'd rather be in jeans.
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