My ideal guy is my future husband. Not sure who he is yet, but he's out there. Tyler Oakley More Quotes by Tyler Oakley More Quotes From Tyler Oakley Everybody on YouTube starts with zero subscribers. You think of everyone you look up to or have watched for years or whatever, they may seem like this is their life now, but it wasn't always that. Tyler Oakley zeroyearsthinking I'm one of those YouTubers who doesn't daily-vlog, so my life may seem very open, but my audience only really sees probably 50%. I keep a lot to myself, and I cherish the things that are for me and the people closest to me. Tyler Oakley cherishmaypeople I'm usually so in control, especially for YouTube videos. Tyler Oakley youtubevideo I first discovered YouTube while browsing the web, and then I found people just talking into their cameras. I never even knew it was a thing you could do. William Sledd was my first YouTube obsession. 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I think the reason for that is that a lot of young people are having open dialogue and honest conversations about social justice and human rights. Tyler Oakley eightrightsthinking How many likes you get on a selfie will not be what you remember 10 years down the line. The relationships that you form and the memories that you make and the connections that you make with people day to day are the things you remember. Tyler Oakley memoriespeopleyears I'll be a YouTuber for as long as I love it. Tyler Oakley long I initially thought I was going to be a teacher. Maybe like an elementary teacher or something like that, which would be fun. Maybe someday. Tyler Oakley would-befunteacher I try my hardest to not let hate mail influence me - because anybody can put out hate, it takes a much stronger person to put out themselves. Tyler Oakley strongerhatetrying I'm a fast foodie - like, a foodie, but with food courts. I'd love to go with all my friends to a food court that's also a buffet - with unlimited orange chicken from Panda Express, curly fries from Arby's, Hawaiian pizza from Sbarro, and Coke Zero. I'm a simple man with simple pleasures. Tyler Oakley mansimplefoodlove I think social media has amplified a lot of voices that maybe traditional media hasn't perfectly portrayed. Tyler Oakley i-thinkthinksocial-mediamedia People just want to watch people live their authentic lives and share the good and the bad. You can have fun and be a positive influence and have a good impact. And it can still be entertaining. Tyler Oakley goodyoupositivepeople I'm trying to leave more of my calendar open for the spontaneous things. A lot of fun stuff that happened in previous years were things that were like, 'Hey are you available next week?' I wasn't really open unless it was planned months in advance. I'm excited to play it by ear and let a lot of stuff happen as it happens. Tyler Oakley youplayfuntrying There's something about YouTube, where you're not being anybody but yourself. You have the opportunity to start as yourself from the very beginning. From the very first video, you choose what you say, and you choose what's right and wrong for your presentation of yourself. Tyler Oakley yourselfbeginningyouopportunity Since the beginning, I have always tried to just be me. There have been moments in my career as a YouTuber where I've recognized that I'm trying to emulate something else, or I'm being heavily influenced by a YouTuber or something like that, and I realize that's not what I want to be putting out. Tyler Oakley realizebeginningmemoments I remember a distinct moment when it was my junior year of college, and the content I was making was changing and not really myself, and I tried to switch back to just putting me out there. I'm happy that happened really early in my career, because that was before I started doing podcasts or writing. Tyler Oakley myselfmemomenthappy When it came to 'Binge,' it wasn't my intention to get on a little soapbox and have a teaching moment. It was more, 'Here are things that have happened to me; here's what I've learned from it. If you'd like to learn from it too, great; if you just like the entertainment aspect, that's fine too.' Tyler Oakley greatmemomentyou
