I have a tweet that said, 'I want to be a Calvin Klein model,' and that was in 2011. And then I modeled for Calvin Klein. And then I had a tweet like, 'I wonder what it's like to be in front of thousands of fans,' and I've been in front of thousands of fans.

Cameron Dallas

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You learn the hard way. That's the thing with social media. Nobody knows what they're doing.

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Social media... it's the future for the new generation.

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Looking back, the biggest mistake I made was feeling ashamed of it. Acne is a part of life. You don't need to be embarrassed of it.

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There's a time to impress someone, and then there's a time to make an impression on someone.

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I feel like I go through an awkward phase almost every day.

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I like to post positive content, and I like to try and make people smile. That's why those videos are popular. I don't fake it.

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I don't own cable, but my TV came with a Netflix button.

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Nowadays, you can be a fan of someone that's not an actor or artist. You can be a fan of someone that makes YouTube videos.

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A lot of followers would tell me, 'You've helped me through my depression or helped me stop cutting.' Something as easy as posting a video keeps them happy, or talking to them on Twitter helps them realize that what they're going through is temporary.

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I did the Vines first, and then I chose Instagram because the filters were better, and you could post the best picture of yourself, which I figured would help my modeling career.

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I'm working on bridging the gap between mainstream famous and Internet famous. They're two different things, but eventually, social media will be the way to become a celebrity.

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YouTube, as longer form, the content you make there has to keep you entertained for three minutes - or five minutes.

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People get to choose who they follow, so they follow me for me. It's super humbling and awesome.

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I used to cuss in my tweets, and now I don't.

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I travel a lot, and that makes it harder to date, but it also opens up opportunities for me to meet people where I wouldn't normally meet them.

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I started breaking out of my shell in sophomore and junior year.

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If I made a mistake on a piece of content, I'm going to learn from it.

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I like to impress myself when I dress.

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I'm pretty into computers. I used to be a lot more into it when I was younger.

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Be an individual. I mean, obviously it's hard for a brand, for a corporation, to have a huge following.

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