A biography for Colleen Ballingerhasn’t been written yet.
“It's fun to just be an awful human being.”
“I always admired Netflix's business model; they are really good at what they do.”
“My favorite movies were 'Singin' in the Rain' and stuff that had a more classic comedy type feel, that more slapsticky stuff. It's the comedy I've gravitated towards.”
“I definitely think we're living in a world or generation where we need constant gratification and adoration with Instagram and likes, and we base everything on attention.”
“I trained to sing well, but now I sing poorly for a living. That was money well spent.”
“My fans have been so sweet and supportive.”
“I travel a lot for work and have people waiting outside my hotel or call my room constantly or show up at whatever restaurant I'm eating at because I Snapchatted. It is a little terrifying.”
“I've always been very open and very honest with my fans. I want them to know that I'm genuine, and I am who I am, and I'm not faking it for the camera.”
“I'm always so terrified that tomorrow no one will watch me anymore or care anymore. Every day, I say that I can't believe this is happening. It's so crazy. Because of that, it makes me work so hard every single day.”
“I have a lot of photos of my grandparents - they're my heroes, even though they've passed away. They were always happy, positive, loving to everyone they met, and a huge inspiration to me and the reason I do what I do.”
“I have always wanted to tell Miranda's backstory. To me, it's so fascinating that as a YouTuber, everyone knows what we show them. No one knows what goes on when the cameras are off. I always thought, what would Miranda do in her time off?”
“I watched a lot of old movies, and a lot of Carol Burnett and Andy Kaufman.”
“I started out poking fun at this YouTube thing.”
“Even before I was in New York, I couldn't even count how many places I lived in L.A. Definitely over 10.”
“To have the ability to look back on the problems that weren't big problems after all is something I think we can all learn from.”
“I'm pretty sure I don't want a camera in my face when I am in labor.”
“In the beginning, people watched me to hate on me. They thought Miranda was a real person. People just couldn't understand why this strange girl was so confident. And then slowly, I started getting fans.”
“It's been hard being on the Internet and not being respected by people in Hollywood.”
“Fans like to give me things they think Miranda would like.”
“As a vocal performance major, I went to school with a lot of singers who were cocky and not very nice.”