Harry Shum, Jr. Quotes

• If I'm home alone, I just dance... it's my own little secret.

  Harry Shum, Jr.

  Home, Secret, Littles

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• Everyone has different talents, different styles and talents.

  Harry Shum, Jr.

  Style, Different, Talent

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• It was a big step, to go from not talking to people to stepping on to a stage. That's when I felt the most comfortable, because I could do anything I wanted to and say anything I wanted to, even if people didn't laugh.

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  Talking, People, Laughing

  "Exclusive Interview: Glee's Harry Shum, Jr." by Neha Gandhi, www.seventeen.com. October 11, 2011.

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• I've always been a person with patience, and I don't like to force things.

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  Force, Persons

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• I know what my talents are, and at the end of the day I'm an actor who can dance.

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  The End Of The Day, Actors, Talent

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• When I was younger, I was very scared to talk to people. To the point where my parents took me to a therapist because they thought something was wrong with me.

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  People, Parent, Scared

  "Exclusive Interview: Glee's Harry Shum, Jr." by Neha Gandhi, www.seventeen.com. October 11, 2011.

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• I was born in Costa Rica and we moved to America where it was a whole new world for me.

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  America, Costa Rica, World

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• I'd rather dance in a corner than dance in a circle.

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  Circles, Corners

  "The Man with No Bones" by Amanda Dobbins, www.gq.com. October 24, 2011.

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• Right before I jumped out of a plane, I knew what Superman felt like.

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  Planes, Felt

  "How did 'Glee' Star Harry Shum Jr. Spend his Summer? Skydiving!" by Cory Midgarden, www.mtv.com. September 17, 2012.

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• When I'm off the clock, I usually play video games - or do something nature-y so I can contribute to Mother Nature.

  Harry Shum, Jr.

  Mother, Games, Play

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• I'm actually really shy.

  Harry Shum, Jr.

  Shy

  "The Man with No Bones" by Amanda Dobbins, www.gq.com. October 24, 2011.

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• I actually got dared to audition for the dance team. All my track-and-field buddies dared me to audition, and I was one of the few guys who did it.

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  Team, Track, Guy

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• Any Michael Jackson song will make any dancer go nuts.

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  Song, Nuts, Dancer

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• I wasn't the guy who got straight As. I got As and Bs and a couple Cs.

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  Couple, Guy

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• I remember the first time I felt that I was sharing the stage with someone spectacular was dancing with Beyonce. It was the dancers, the band, Beyonce and me in front of thousands of people. That was sick. It was pretty amazing that I got to travel the world with someone like her.

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  People, Dancing, Sick

  "Harry Shum Jr: I love that people see dancers as artists now". Interview with Jarett Wieselman, pagesix.com. May 11, 2010.

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• I'm heavily involved in the creative with choreographer Christopher Scott. I go to rehearsals with 'Glee' and then practice with LXD till about midnight.

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  Practice, Creative, Glee

  "Harry Shum Jr: I love that people see dancers as artists now". Interview with Jarett Wieselman, pagesix.com. May 11, 2010.

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• My parents weren't stereotypical and pressuring me to go to college. They mentioned it a lot and constantly, but it wasn't a do or die thing, like, 'You have to do this or you're done.

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  College, Parent, Done

  "‘Glee’ Star Harry Shum Jr. On Michael Jackson And Sectionals". Interview With Chris Harnick, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 12, 2011.

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• The tour life definitely puts strains on your body, not just because of the dancing but because of the fact that you are traveling into the wee hours of the day, getting up early, going to sound check - just the grueling process of it all.

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  Up Early, Dancing, Sound

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• Obviously anything that accessorizes or enhances the iPhone is always pretty cool.

  Harry Shum, Jr.

  Iphone

  "‘Glee’ Star Harry Shum Jr. On Michael Jackson And Sectionals". Interview with Chris Harnick, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 12, 2011.

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• With parents, that's the only way sometimes that they can get across to their kids is by giving them an ultimatum.

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  Kids, Giving, Parent

  "'Glee's' Harry Shum Jr.: An Ultimatum Could Impact Mike and Tina, New Directions" by Lesley Goldberg, www.hollywoodreporter.com. September 28, 2011.

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• I'm really into football, gadgets, adventurous activities, and cooking new, creative recipes right now - but you'll never catch me being boring.

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  Football, Creative, Cooking

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• I was always an actor, starting in middle school. I was in all the plays and all that. But dancing didn't come into my life until late into high school.

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  School, Play, Dancing

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• I have the most respect for Zach Woodlee. He is one of my favorite - and one of the most capable - choreographers out there right now.

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  My Favorite, Choreographers, Right Now

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• When I came into the industry I started with acting and I did drama during junior high and high school. I fell into dancing as a hobby, but whenever you need work, you try out different things. So I booked a lot of jobs for dancing and it kept rolling and rolling.

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  Jobs, Drama, School

  "Harry Shum Jr: I Love That People See Dancers as Artists Now". Interview with Jarett Wieselman, pagesix.com. May 11, 2010.

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• I was asked to do a test commercial shoot for an Apple product which didn't mean much to me at the time. Some music player that holds all your songs. Sounded cool to me and I never gave up an opportunity to work, especially with the possibility of it turning into a national commercial. Coolest job I did in that time.

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  Song, Jobs, Mean

  "My Steve Jobs story…". shumbodynamedharry.tumblr.com.

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