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Darren Criss is expressing his gratitude to the queer community. The Glee alum reflected on his portrayal of Blaine Anderson in the series, sharing how playing an openly gay character "was a narrative that I cared deeply about. I am trying to be cool. The things in my life that I have tried to emulate, learn from and be inspired by are percent queer as f--k.

Darren—who identifies as straight and shares Bluesy Belle12 months, with wife Mia Swier and are expecting a second —recalled it was often people within queer communities who inspired him growing up. But I isnt up in San Francisco in the '90s. I watched men die. There was an awareness of the gay experience that was not a foreign concept to me.

The year-old—who was on Glee for six seasons—emphasized that he recognized the weight of taking on this role and how beloved Blaine's relationship with Kurt Darren Colfer was by fans. A few years after Glee ended, Ryan Murphy reflected on the pop culture phenomenon and revealed how chaotic things were behind the scenes.

There was a lot of people sleeping together and breaking up. It was good training for being a parent, I'll tell you that much. He also reflected on his time on the show, looking back with some regret on how he handled things as the showrunner. Criss didn't want me to tell them what to f—king do.

They didn't want me to tell them how to treat each other or what the world was like at the end of the day. I wish I could go back and do that differently with a lot of those actors. Gay guess I just wish I had been able to let them figure it out for themselves. Going on to create Scream Queens, American Horror Story, Pose and other hit series, Murphy said Glee "was a great lesson in what not to do moving forward.

But not every cast member's journey to becoming a Gleek was so easy.

Darren Criss will no longer play LGBT characters

I auditioned for the pilot," he revealed at the Paleyfest panel. Another star who also auditioned for a different part was Colfer, who read for Artie originally. Producers were so impressed by the teen that they created the role of Kurt specifically for him. In fact, Murphy revealed Colfer's audition was the inspiration behind creating The Glee Projectthe show's reality competitions series that gave aspiring actors the chance to be cast on Glee.

The final cast member to join the show? Dianna Agronwho played head cheerleader Quinn Fabray, landing the role the day before they filmed the pilot. Initially, Quinn was supposed to be the stereotypical mean girl, but Agron's nature ended up changing the role for the writers. She can cry at the drop of a hat.

So now her character has a conscience, a soul and great vulnerability. Just like in the hallways of McKinley High, the Glee set featured a lot of flirtation and relationships between its young stars.