"I've always been able to make choices that don't embarrass me"
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The word "choices" does heavy lifting. Glover's career has never been just about roles; it's been about alignment. He became a mainstream face through studio films, but he also built a public identity tied to activism and labor politics. Read in that light, "don't embarrass me" isn't about tabloid-proof morality. It's about not betraying your own stated values when the paycheck, the spotlight, or the room's temperature changes. Embarrassment here is private before it's public: shame as an internal audit.
There's also a subtle shot at an industry that normalizes later apologies as part of the branding cycle. Many actors talk about "taking risks" as if consequences are abstract. Glover tilts the axis: the risk isn't a bad movie, it's a bad compromise. The sentence lands because it's plain-spoken and measured, the way an older professional signals authority without sermonizing. It's not a confession or a manifesto; it's a boundary line, drawn in a tone that implies he expects adulthood to be possible, even in Hollywood.
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| Topic | Honesty & Integrity |
|---|---|
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Glover, Danny. (n.d.). I've always been able to make choices that don't embarrass me. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/ive-always-been-able-to-make-choices-that-dont-87974/
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