I don't have to hide or be somebody I'm not. I don't have to compromise. I can just be myself.

- Cory Monteith

Life is too short to be serious

- Cory Monteith

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

- Cory Monteith

It's all about perseverance. Absolute perseverance. You can always get back up.

- Cory Monteith

The show must go on all over the place or something.

- Cory Monteith

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

- Cory Monteith

I'm pretty goofy and I make a lot of dumb jokes - life is too short to be serious, so I guess that's how I flirt. To be honest, I think I'm too shy a…

- Cory Monteith

But for those people who might give up: Get real about what you want and go after it.

- Cory Monteith

I think if you show up and you work hard and you're straightforward, you can always create your own opportunities. I hope I'm right.

- Cory Monteith