40 Quotes by Ryan Higa

I do a little bit of acting, but I wouldn't call myself an actor.

I was doing nuclear med I didn't like it. My first semester I switched to film major. YouTube helped make that decision for me.

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.

I have comedic things in my stuff, but I don't consider myself a comedian. I'm just a YouTuber, I guess just a personality.

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.

In making YouTube videos, you can't just be an actor, you have to also know the shots and how to write.

The closest thing I have to a manager is probably my mum.

To me, 'success' is happiness and my top tip for happiness would be to understand and learn to use perspective.

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.