Ryan Higa Quotes

I've watched directors since my very first day of acting because I knew I wanted to direct.

I definitely want make an impact in television. I want to make a continued and greater impact in feature films, and I want to be somebody who continues to be at the forefront of creating a wide variety of content that I could be proud of and that engages people on all levels.

I moved to L.A. to write and direct. I had no intentions of being in front of the camera.

Long before I ever started acting, believe it or not, I always knew I wanted to be a director.

Eventually, I want to be a creative producer that isn't in things. The acting is more of a secondary thing for me now.

My intention is to do more films.

Your YouTube channel is your show. I think it's a wonderful platform for anyone who wants to have stronger creative control over their content, their message, their vision and their branding.

I want to act for the rest of my life - and I also want to pursue directing. Watching Bill Condon direct 'Twilight' kind of made me think, 'OK yeah, I really want to do this now.' This idea that you can make an image in your head and be in full control of how it comes out - I thought that was really cool.

When I was making short films, I didn't see a way to give them a wider reach or earn revenue out of it.

If people really, really like what we make, 10 minutes after we upload it, we start thinking about new videos.

I want to create content for TV and films.

I would come home after school and begin to create videos, because there was people waiting to see new content from me.

I just need good scripts, good films, and I am glad I am doing them.

Maybe at 55, I would like to direct. I will go the Angelina Jolie way.

I started a YouTube channel called Days of Dre. There's a lot of content on there.

I want to expand and conquer every platform, every medium as well as pursue entertainment beyond social media - acting, producing, and directing.

A lot of amazing films are happening, a lot amazing TV shows are happening, and people are not afraid to pick actors instead of stars.

When I make a video, I'm always thinking about the fans.

I'd love to shoot some of these bigger movies as they come, and I'll go back to theater at some point again.

I started making videos to post just for my friends to see, and people really liked them. One day, I realized they had a couple thousand views on YouTube - I hadn't even known other people were watching them.

The reason I created a YouTube channel was because I can connect on a more personal level and be more detailed, within 10 minutes, of my life and what I do on a daily basis.

Really study what types of formats have been working online that you resonate with: get a feel for what works in the current ecosystem of online video. Sometimes, that passion-project you really want to do is not the way to start.

Now, with YouTube, the audience decides. You can make something that is 20 minutes long or one minute long.

I've just always been making videos. And then I just put them online and, luckily, they all took off.

By being part of films like 'Judwaa 2,' I can ensure that I garner more fans, who'd then want to watch me in other powerful films.