Michelle Phan Quotes

I don't just post a video and then get offline. After uploading, I love to respond to comments, tweets, and messages about the video.

It's been so amazing. I've always struggled with this barrier that I felt like I'd had up until blogging came along. Just one comment from somebody really sparks something in me. It doesn't need to be this huge war between me and the listeners anymore. I really thrive on that.

I'm motivated by my love to share and teach. I love sharing things that inspire me, and I love connecting with people. Being a part of a community is in the millennial DNA.

I love that synergy between being entertainers and having people respond. There's no greater reward.

I started using YouTube when I really wanted to reach out to the world, and I found a group of people who had the same interests as me.

I love getting out the house because writing is such a solitary business that even being at the library makes me feel part of the world.

I love my lecture tours. I get up onstage. I have my stack of books and a glass of water and a microphone. No podium, no distance between me and the audience, and I just talk to people and get all excited and tell a lot of jokes, and sing some songs, and read from my work and remind people how powerful they are and how beautiful they are.

Everyone at home is so supportive. People recognise me, say how proud they are of me. It's awesome to hear, it's amazing to know I can touch so many people in a positive way.

People always ask why I stay in the online space versus going to TV or film, like most people would do, and the answer is that there's opportunity for innovation online - not only innovation in storytelling, but also innovation in how you interact with your audience and that is very fulfilling to me personally.

I would love to do more on the stage; having actual contact with the audience is great. You can give them a good seeing to!

YouTube is my first love.

The idea that I could write songs that people wanted to hear came from other people who said they liked what I did.

I love working with an audience. I love working with actual people who, you know, if they're moved, you see it. If you say something they're stunned by, you see their jaws drop. If they're amused, they laugh - that kind of reinforcement, I totally adore.

I love finding talent. Just to encourage people is a good thing. Every night, the audience encourages me. I'm just passing it on.

I have yet to find the man, however exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than under a spirit of criticism.

I love connecting with readers!

The better your audience, the more energy you have, and the more energy you have, the better show you do. The better show you do, the more they love it, and the more energy they give back to you.

I want to move people; it's not about me. I have been given the gift of being an entertainer. I love getting to touch people's lives.

I still love my little home on YouTube, really.

Work aside, we come to New York for the possibility of interaction and inspiration.

I love the idea of being part of a campaign that captures the spirit of New York and the stories of women here, passionate about their dreams.

I found a vlogger named William Sledd who talked about his life - it was very minimal edits. It was one of those things where I discovered him, and I was like, 'Oh my God, I'm obsessed with him.' I felt like I was friends with him. And he was a huge inspiration for why I made my first video.

YouTube has become more mature, both as a platform and as a community. So much content has been added in almost every conceivable category that there are no more free passes on just getting there first. I think there are greater expectations for audience participation, the kind of participation that makes a real impact in a show's community.

I love telling stories that allow people to be less afraid to tell theirs.

I love the idea of a website/blog being a catalyst for propelling people out into the world, and I enjoy it most when people write me to say that their world looked or smelled or felt a little different because of something that I wrote.