Cory Monteith (11 May 1982, Calgary, Alberta, Canada) movies list and roles

Maybe it'll be like The Simpsons (1989), and everybody will remain unchanged. Maybe that's what Glee (2009)'s about. Maybe this is kind of a...Show more »

Maybe it'll be like The Simpsons (1989), and everybody will remain unchanged. Maybe that's what Glee (2009)'s about. Maybe this is kind of a stasis show. I don't know. Show less «

It's always exciting to explore adult roles when the vast majority of viewers that have seen me on TV know me from Glee (2009), from somethi...Show more »

It's always exciting to explore adult roles when the vast majority of viewers that have seen me on TV know me from Glee (2009), from something of a different tone. Show less «

I've worked as a labourer, driven taxis and school buses, and been a car mechanic - whatever I could do just to get by. But it does mean tha...Show more »

I've worked as a labourer, driven taxis and school buses, and been a car mechanic - whatever I could do just to get by. But it does mean that I know a little bit about a lot of things. Show less «

I'm a big fan of Glee (2009). I think it's really smart. And I think it's well-timed. But you can't not be surprised at the reception this s...Show more »

I'm a big fan of Glee (2009). I think it's really smart. And I think it's well-timed. But you can't not be surprised at the reception this show's received. It's really something else. Show less «

I'll go out, but I leave early, before the shenanigans. I don't really do the Hollywood party thing. I'd rather watch sports or play video g...Show more »

I'll go out, but I leave early, before the shenanigans. I don't really do the Hollywood party thing. I'd rather watch sports or play video games or work out or sleep, to be totally honest. Show less «

I was dirt-poor. I could barely hold down a job. Eventually, though, I started getting small parts on shows like Smallville (2001), Supernat...Show more »

I was dirt-poor. I could barely hold down a job. Eventually, though, I started getting small parts on shows like Smallville (2001), Supernatural (2005)... and lots of really bad sci-fi movies. I was running around the woods in wolf contacts, covered in fake blood made out of pancake syrup, roaring. Show less «

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 ...Show more »

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. Show less «

I took out a whole fireplace and put in broken glass and installed a burner underneath, so it looks like fire on ice. I did that in my bedro...Show more »

I took out a whole fireplace and put in broken glass and installed a burner underneath, so it looks like fire on ice. I did that in my bedroom suite. I'm pretty handy. Show less «

I think having worked in a department store setting, if my life had not taken a drastically different turn when I became an actor, there's a...Show more »

I think having worked in a department store setting, if my life had not taken a drastically different turn when I became an actor, there's a very high probability I would have continued to work at the department store. Show less «

I stole a significant amount of money from a family member. I knew I was going to get caught, but I was so desperate I didn't care. It was a...Show more »

I stole a significant amount of money from a family member. I knew I was going to get caught, but I was so desperate I didn't care. It was a cry for help. Show less «

I see the people in the tabloids, the ones that get bad press, who have kind of gone off the edge, and I try to study them so that I don't d...Show more »

I see the people in the tabloids, the ones that get bad press, who have kind of gone off the edge, and I try to study them so that I don't do that. It seems like they lost focus at some point - that's the one thing they all have in common. Show less «

I remember I'd come home from fifth, sixth grade, and I'd watch Saved by the Bell (1989) and be like, "I hope my high school experience is l...Show more »

I remember I'd come home from fifth, sixth grade, and I'd watch Saved by the Bell (1989) and be like, "I hope my high school experience is like that". And it totally wasn't. It sucked. Show less «

I recently had a few days off while shooting a movie in Budapest, so I took a cab from the set to the airport, looked at the departure board...Show more »

I recently had a few days off while shooting a movie in Budapest, so I took a cab from the set to the airport, looked at the departure board, and decided where I wanted to go right then and there. I spent four days in Rome and didn't tell anyone I was going. Show less «

I like the idea of dating, but I'm not dating anyone exclusively, particularly right now. It's hard to be in a relationship unless you're re...Show more »

I like the idea of dating, but I'm not dating anyone exclusively, particularly right now. It's hard to be in a relationship unless you're ready to go public with it. So it's a lot easier for me to not be in a relationship. I really don't want that part of my life to be tabloid fodder. Show less «

I have a solo deal with Columbia Records. So it's about, do I want to release an album, when can we do it, what kind of album should it be, ...Show more »

I have a solo deal with Columbia Records. So it's about, do I want to release an album, when can we do it, what kind of album should it be, how should it be released and marketed and what's the right timing? Do I have time to do it? It's all about questions. Show less «

It's really annoying when you're trying to get to know someone and she doesn't pay attention to you because she's obsessed with her phone.

If people are taking pictures of me at Starbucks, it's not the end of the world. It's cool, it's fun, it's exciting.

I've been very inspired by Virgin's model of business as a force for good.

I'm really pale.

I'm pretty focused on my career, and if it comes down to hanging out with somebody or learning my lines, it's gonna be learning my lines.

I'm lucky on so many counts - I'm lucky to be alive.

I'm Joe Canada, who never went to high school. I've never even been to a football game.

I'm a pretty good snowboarder but a terrible surfer.

I'm a cat whisperer. When I go to people's houses, their cats always like me better than the owners.

I used to do tech support for MSN in Canada.

I say eat fast and die young.

I probably tweet every other day, which I know isn't half as much as some people.

I play a lot of ultra-violent video games.

I like Lady Gaga!

I keep a pretty low profile. I live in Culver City with some roommates. I don't do the whole 'Hollywood' thing.

I don't read that many novels, I'm more of a nonfiction fan.

I don't need to be wildly famous for my life to make sense.

How do I put this? Glee (2009) is like High School Musical (2006) if "High School Musical" had its stomach punched and its lunch money stole...Show more »

How do I put this? Glee (2009) is like High School Musical (2006) if "High School Musical" had its stomach punched and its lunch money stolen. Show less «

But when the Glee (2009) audition came around, my manager literally had to talk me into it. I was petrified to sing in front of anyone.

I'm Canadian, but no, I don't speak French.

At some point, you realize your parents are human. They make the best decisions they can with the options available to them.

I want to get married and have children and live happily ever after. That's important to me.

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.

I don't want kids to think it's O.K. to drop out of school and get high, and they'll be famous actors, too. But for those people who might g...Show more »

I don't want kids to think it's O.K. to drop out of school and get high, and they'll be famous actors, too. But for those people who might give up: Get real about what you want and go after it. Show less «