Antonoff: "I want to be able to do work where I think it's very forward, but I also want it to exist in a big way and have an effect on a lot of people."

Antonoff: "I don't like having to be pushed into a box."

Antonoff: "I've worked so hard for so long, and everyone's reaction has made me feel like... almost like they trust me, which is just a wonderful feeling. It pushes me to write things better and better."

Antonoff: "I'm not trying to write a perfect record. I'm just trying to nail a moment in time."

Antonoff: "What song have you played 10,000 times? It's probably not something basic. It's probably a song that validates your experience on Earth."

Antonoff: "Human rights, no matter whom they affect, are something that should matter to all of us. It's always been a part of my life."

Antonoff: "Anyone who is awake and aware knows that these quote-unquote bathroom bills or any legislation discriminating against LGBTQ citizens is horrible."

Antonoff: "Great songs come out of people's bedrooms; they come out of studios; there's no formula for it."

Antonoff: "The connection I make with being young and growing up is, like, the feeling of not being crushed by the world. Having an idea, thinking you can do it."

Antonoff: "That's what is incredible about human beings, is the choice to keep going."

Antonoff: "Social paralysis is strong and stands firmly in the way of change on the ground level. As allies, we have to prepare ourselves to step into the fire when necessary, even - and especially - when said fire is merely a still-lit cigarette tossed carelessly onto the street."

Antonoff: "I'm a part of your life. You might not know it, but I am."

Antonoff: "'Glee' is one of the very few mainstream outlets that is giving a voice to communities of people that don't necessarily have a loud voice, specifically the gay community. It gives a really positive and forward statement."

Antonoff: "It really is true that when an issue becomes pop culture, it changes faster, and it's really great for the issue."

Antonoff: "So many boys and girls talk the same way, listen to the same music, look the same. If I'm out, I'll notice the person who looks different before I notice the person who's, 'really hot.'"

Antonoff: "Black and white creates a strange dreamscape that color never can."

Antonoff: "The only people playing the roles of classic rock stars are hip-hop artists, now. Kanye's stage persona, and the way he approaches making albums, and the way he wants to be better than everyone else? That's reminiscent of Freddie Mercury. That's reminiscent of the Beatles."

Antonoff: "I never understood the idea of canceling a show when you don't like the politics of a specific state."

Antonoff: "Of course, the majority of us would speak up in the face of outrageous bigotry, but do we speak up in a social situation when someone casually refers to something as 'gay'? If we don't, we are standing with the homophobes whom we are quietly fighting."

Antonoff: "Sometimes it's really quick, and sometimes it's really long. There's no formula for writing songs."

Antonoff: "As straight Americans we have two choices: we can choose to sit back and enjoy our rights as we have them, or we can realize that it is actually not freedom at all when our friends, family, neighbors, and colleagues do not share these basic rights."

Antonoff: "If you're in a conversation with me, the last thing I'll probably say when I'm walking away is, 'Thank you and sorry.'"