Cory Monteith
Cory Monteith
Cory Allan Michael Monteithwas a Canadian actor and musician, known for his role as Finn Hudson on the Fox television series Glee...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth11 May 1982
CityCalgary, Canada
CountryCanada
needs make-sense
I don't need to be wildly famous for my life to make sense.
teacher years class
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.
cat people house
I'm a cat whisperer. When I go to people's houses, their cats always like me better than the owners.
lucky-to-be-alive alive lucky
I'm lucky on so many counts - I'm lucky to be alive.
giving-up real people
But for those people who might give up: Get real about what you want and go after it.
art focus acting
If you focus on what you want and you persevere, chances are you succeed. You know, that's what I found. It might not be in acting - it might be in business, financing, it might be in the arts, it might be in anything. But it's all about focusing and being inspired.
perseverance get-back absolutes
It's all about perseverance. Absolute perseverance. You can always get back up.
young be-young
I've got the rest of my life to be a grown-up. And for now, it's OK to be young.
parent decision realizing
At some point, you realize your parents are human. They make the best decisions they can with the options available to them.
struggle responsibility past
My past made me who I am today. I can’t just pretend it never happened. But the biggest lesson I learnt from that, is that I can be an example for others who are still struggling! There’s always hope and help for everyone. I think it’s my responsibility to do that, to help. I always refer to this as the “moment of clarity”. It’s hard to explain what really happened, but it was a once in a lifetime kind of moment. I had reached my lowest point and I just knew things had to change quickly because there was just no other way, you know.
compromise i-can
I don't have to hide or be somebody I'm not. I don't have to compromise. I can just be myself.
nice appreciate gone
Be nice to everyone, always smile & appreciate things because it could all be gone tomorrow.
hard-work opportunity thinking
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.
children important want
I want to get married and have children and live happily ever after. That's important to me.