Answers with Chris Colfer

Answer 1

What inspired you to write "The Land of Stories" series?

Being a very curious seven year-old is what first inspired me to explore the world after happily ever after. I never could accept an ending; I always wanted to know more - so I would create my own continuations.

Answer 2

We know your grandmother has been a huge supporter of your writing career. Was she the inspiration for the Bailey twins' grandmother?

My grandmother has always been such an important part of my life and the twins' relationship with their grandmother mirrors that. She's more of a "Mother Goose" but I tell her the "Fairy Godmother" is totally her!

Answer 3

Many of your fans are teenagers who are struggling with the pressures of growing up. What advice would you give to them as they journey into the real world?

Hormones are not your fault and you can't outsmart them. Don't blame yourself for feeling things you can't control. Trust me, you leave the human race around twelve years-old and don't come back until you're in your early twenties. Once you return you'll see the world isn't nearly as hard as it seems. You don't even care about half the things you used to obsess over. And most of us sweat less too! Exercising saved my sanity - I would take it all out on my treadmill because it couldn't talk back.

Answer 4

What did you feel when you won the Golden Globe in 2011?

Adrenalin. I completely blacked-out from nerves and don't remember a thing. I don't even remember hearing my name called - I just remember everyone at my table jumping to their feet and Ashley Fink dragging me up. The next thing I knew I was backstage with a very heavy and shiny object in my hand. I've watched my speech on YouTube quite a bit and am shocked I kept it together. I'd like to publicly thank whatever angel or alien possessed my body in that moment and made me sound articulate.

Answer 5

Your character in "Glee" is obsessed with making it big on Broadway. Do you see yourself starring in a Broadway show in the future?

I certainly hope so! Hopefully the right part will come along at the right time. I'd never forgive myself if I didn't at least try!

Answer 6

You've definitely proven your musical prowess in "Glee". Do you see yourself releasing a solo album in the future?

I don't think so, but never say never. Singing has always been a great tool for me but not something I wanted to pursue on its own. I've made a lot of promises that I'll keep singing somehow, so I now have to figure out how I'm going to pull that off.

Answer 7

"Glee" is closing its amazing run with a final season in 2015. Where is your acting career taking you next?

I'm playing Noel Coward in a bio-pic as soon as we wrap Glee. I'm also attached to a bunch of other projects, some I'm personally writing and others I'm not. It's too early to announce any of them though. I'll definitely be busy for the next couple of years.

Answer 8

According to our research, "The Land of Stories" had been lingering in your mind since elementary school. How did it feel when you finally managed to publish the first book?

It felt like I had been in labor for seventeen years and was finally able to give birth! It was always at the top of my bucket list. I can't even describe the relief I felt when it was finally published.

Answer 9

Fan Casting alert! If you could cast any actors as Alex and Conner Bailey, who would you choose?

I'd want them to be unknowns. I'd want every kid in the theater to feel like Alex and Conner could be their best friends and have come from anywhere but Hollywood.

Answer 10

Do you relate to any of the characters in your book, and why?

I'm a Gemini, so the main characters represent me. Alex and Conner are my Yin and Yang. Arguments they have in the books are arguments I've had with myself. There's also a LOT of me in other characters. It's very therapeutic sometimes.