Pokimane

“I'm always doing things I feel like I should do. But avoiding regret does not mean you are pursuing what you want.”

“I love being able to set my own hours and have control over how much that changes over the years, and how I grow and develop over time.”

“So many awesome people in the streamer world of Fortnite were just willing and happy to play with me.”

“Why do people actually donate to Twitch streamers? Because people don't go as far to think 'how much does this person need my money?' People donate because they want someone's attention. And if anything, the richer someone becomes the more valuable their attention becomes.”

“I really value like my happiness, my sanity, my peace of mind way more than any bonus income.”

“What I'm trying to say is I've found that a lot of people that stream a ton don't have a ton of social experience because they've spent so much of their lives playing games. Which can be okay, but if you're still spending all of your time just streaming, it's a little bit tough.”

“Streaming leaves you on such a high - a very intense buzz. And it's really, really fun in the moment, but it's very easy to get lost in that as well.”

“I had past managers telling me that I have to stream 8 or 10 hours every single day. And that just doesn't really work for me. I need time to reset in order to be a happy, functioning human being.”

“While in school, I was juggling engineering courses and trying to maintain my Twitch channel.”

“I love to dress for the occasion. I played in an online chess tournament, so for every single day of that, I created some outfits inspired by Beth Harmon from 'The Queen's Gambit.'”

“Honestly, there are people in the streaming industry who don't find misogyny deplorable, who don't think it's a big deal, who don't think deepfaking should be punishable in any way.”

“I think especially when the 'Fortnite' boom happened and my career started taking off, there was quite a bit of pressure.”

“Throughout my entire career as a female streamer, I have sensed - on numerous occasions - my male counterparts or male friends being afraid to stand up for me because they will be labelled simps. How else can you describe that but some weird internalised misogyny?”

“My mom is so much like me!”

“I believe Twitch is the place I need to be if I want to be at the forefront of livestreaming.”

“It's hard growing up and putting your whole life on the Internet. When you make a mistake, it's on display for the world to critique and judge. There's also pressure to share everything in your life because so much of it is public already.”

“Your personal and work-life become so blurred when your job is to create content about yourself.”

“Why would I compromise my morals and ethics for more money when I have money, something about that is so cringe, to me personally.”

“Not to ruin any of the magic of it all, but I will say that over the years, I've picked up some tips on how to dress for a stream. The main one being, dress for what people can see. I'm not going to do all of my hair perfectly if people can only really see the two front strands.”