Cory Monteith Quotes

I'd never been to a prom, I had never had the whole high school experience. I think I was kind of an anomaly. I don't think they knew where to put me.

I visualized high school as being like 'Saved By the Bell.' I decided I would do all the things they did on that show.

You never grow out of high school sadly.

The Kevin Abstract project kind of represents being socially awkward in high school, which I'm low-key kind of tired of.

I was just a scrawny, skinny kid just trying to survive like any other boy in high school.

The area of teenage life is not necessarily rarefied; we've all gone through that period. It's not as rarefied as a western or a space adventure or a gangster film, but it has its own dynamic.

I visualized high school as being like 'Saved By the Bell.'

People love teen movies because everyone can relate.

High school, you don't want to go back and do it over again.

Everybody remembers what it's like to be in high school. We really never leave those years behind.

I've only been to high school on TV and in movies. I've never actually been to high school.

My high school years were exactly like 'Superbad.'

My high school experience was pretty good, but my middle school experience was god awful. It was horrible. I got picked on like no tomorrow.

I've been very surprised by people asking me what my teenage experience was like.

Golly, I hated high school.

For the most part, I've stayed as far away as possible from high school movies. I just don't find them to be that relatable to everybody? They become like this: 'Look at that period of time. Isn't that interesting?'

High school was interesting. For the most part, I quite enjoyed it. But everyone is trying to find their footing, and school can be a tough environment. Kids can be cruel to each other. It's quite unforgiving at times.

When I first saw 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High,' I thought: That's what my life is like. That's my day-to-day.

I don't think 'Euphoria' can capture the entirety of the teen-in-high-school experience, but I think it is realistic. It's scary in that sense because I don't think we get to see a lot of depictions of high school this raw. I think that truth might scare people.

I enjoyed being a teenager.

Everybody's gone through high school; everybody understands that dynamic. Some people have a great time, and some people don't have a great time. My high school experience was not the greatest. I wasn't necessarily bullied, but I was one of those guys that just goes along, and I didn't really feel connected to many of the social cliques.

With any teen show, there's going to be drama and heartache.

I think I draw most inspiration from writers like Richelle Mead and filmmakers like John Hughes. They both really understand the experience of being a teenager and how insistent and intense everything feels, but they're also smart, savvy, and fun.

I liked being a teenager, but I would not go back for all the tea in China.

It's always a really great feeling when I talk to people who watched 'Jett Jackson' because we were the same age. We were all kids. I was 13 when I started working on that show, and that was part of my childhood.