Celebrities Donald Glover, Birthday: 25 September 1983, Edwards Air Force Base, California, USA

I felt like high school for me was like a big whirlpool of me trying to figure out what was OK for m...Show more »

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. Show less «

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

I started doing '30 Rock' and started writing 'Mystery Team' at the beginning of that. While I was d...Show more »

I started doing '30 Rock' and started writing 'Mystery Team' at the beginning of that. While I was doing 'Mystery Team,' I started practicing stand-up. While I was doing stand up, I got 'Community.' It's like I planted trees six years ago, and now they have fruit. Show less «

The only reason I'm able to do music is because I'm making money on 'Community.' If I wasn't, I coul...Show more »

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. Show less «

I had a 'Simpsons' and 'Everybody Hates Chris' spec and I remember thinking I was never going to hea...Show more »

I had a 'Simpsons' and 'Everybody Hates Chris' spec and I remember thinking I was never going to hear from them again. Even after meeting with Tina, I left thinking I wasn't going to get it.I don't tell a lot of other comedians the story of how I ended up there because I guess a lot of people say it's like a fairy tale. 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. -- on getting the job as a writer on "30 Rock". Show less «

Writing is a very strenuous thing - it's like banging your head against a wall. At the end of the da...Show more »

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. Show less «

I'm probably going to get in trouble for this but 'American Dad' is one of my favorite shows. It get...Show more »

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

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

I'm very impatient, so I was like, 'I want to be able to do whatever I want now.' But even the bigge...Show more »

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. Show less «

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

But I just think I was lucky enough to figure out early on that I wanted to do comedy, so that's wha...Show more »

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. Show less «

L.A. is such a different place. I miss New York so much. I almost teared up when I came back and wan...Show more »

L.A. is such a different place. I miss New York so much. I almost teared up when I came back and wanted a Guinness and realized I could drink it and take a cab home. I remembered that I could be a functional alcoholic in New York, like I used to be! Show less «

I personally don't believe people really grow. They just learn stuff when they were a kid, and hold ...Show more »

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. Show less «

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

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

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

We put stereotypes on ourselves. Everybody does that. But I think it's just a little harder for blac...Show more »

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. Show less «

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

Black men struggle with masculinity so much. The idea that we must always be strong really presses u...Show more »

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. Show less «

I'm not a big party animal, but I like to create moments people can hold on to.

I'm not scared of the future at all. The future is progress if you treat it right.

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,...Show more »

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. Show less «

Usually, if I think something is really funny, I'm not gonna test it. I'll just test it when I'm ons...Show more »

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

I call 'Community' the best day job in the world, because between takes, I get to write music. I get...Show more »

I call 'Community' the best day job in the world, because between takes, I get to write music. I get to write sketches. I get to write movies. It's the best job ever. Show less «

The thing about stand-up was, I was doing all this sketch and YouTube stuff where I was not being ce...Show more »

The thing about stand-up was, I was doing all this sketch and YouTube stuff where I was not being censored and I got to do my own thing, and it was really cool. Show less «

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

When you think of the former high school football star, you think 6-foot-2, white, meathead as the m...Show more »

When you think of the former high school football star, you think 6-foot-2, white, meathead as the model for that kind of character. Since I'm not 6-foot-2 or white, I just thought about what I could bring to it. I thought about Smash Williams from 'Friday Night Lights,' like the cocky quarterback, and played around with that. -- on his character Troy in "Community".Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/11/19/2009-11-19_donald_glover_went_from_writing_for_30_rock_to_starring_in_nbcs_community.html#ixzz0XMVVbQMj Show less «

I try to be me to the utmost.

Black culture is a fight. We want to hold on to what we are, but sometimes the things that we are ca...Show more »

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? Show less «

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