“I hate to say I'm a Cinderfella, but I've been watching the Globes since I was an embryo. I got a Facebook message from an elementary school friend who said, 'I remember you standing up and talking about attending the Golden Globes when we were little.”

—  Chris Colfer

Interview Quotes, 68th Golden Globes Speech (2011)

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