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“In the beginning, every little thing used to bother me. Now, even the worst sounding things sound like a joke because I've seen everything.”
“I do a little bit of acting, but I wouldn't call myself an actor.”
“It's the Internet. I'm sure many people know that it's one of the toughest places to be if you're sensitive.”
“I read the viewer comments and that helps me decide what my next video will be.”
“I was supposed to go into nuclear medicine and become a doctor.”
“I get a lot of offers, but I'm pretty picky about what I promote.”
“Technically, I direct, I'm a writer, and I do all these things, but I never went to school for them. It's just something you pick up; it's like its own art, basically.”
“YouTube keeps changing, and you have to change with it.”
“I try to use my influence and empower my community to always question the status quo - whether it relates to broader policy issues or YouTube gossip.”
“Success is liking yourself and what you do because if you like yourself, you are happy with who you are and how you live and what you do.”
“For the very first video I ever made, I was told to film our family reunion, or something like that, and I had so much fun with it that I just kept doing it since then - probably since seventh grade.”
“Fake news and rumors thrive online because few verify what's real and always bias towards content that reinforces their own biases.”
“The fans are the motivators that keep me creating my style of content.”
“Everything on mobile seems a lot quicker. You have direct access to each individual fan, and they can respond to you just as quickly as you sent a text message.”