Connor Franta Quotes

I got discovered off of YouTube.

I think a lot of people think it's easy to just post stuff. They think it's the easy way to fame nowadays, but it's been hard. You have to film the video, which takes forever because I'm super picky about all my takes and stuff. Then you have to edit it and upload it, and doing that three times a week is very, very difficult.

Most of my stuff hasn't gone viral. I have been successful on YouTube and I'm very proud of the stuff that I've done, but compared to the people who are actual internet stars and making a living off of it, my views are nothing.

I've come across people referring to themselves as 'Vine famous.' Some of them started out by putting up Vines just for fun, then all of a sudden they get a bunch of fans, and a week later their Vines are totally different. They become obsessed with how their videos will be perceived.

When I first started, I wasn't trying to go viral. I just liked making funny videos, content that people would enjoy.

People didn't go on YouTube to get famous back when I started.

I just liked making funny videos, content that people would enjoy. The likes and retweets - that was, like, a plus.

When we started out doing YouTube videos, I think we were very, very early on in terms of people doing a behind-the-scenes component.

A lot of people think YouTube is quite easy, when it just isn't. I've been doing YouTube for six years now, and I'd say the hardest years were definitely the first three or four. You have to constantly put out content that is good just to make people come back to your channel, and I work every single day just to try and expand my brand.

I create videos for my YouTube channel Chescaleigh and for 'Decoded,' a series with MTV.

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

These days, everyone is a writer, producer and movie star. You post something on the web, get enough hits, and suddenly you have TV show.

YouTube is the new TV. I'm the voice of the young people. I feel like kids these days don't watch TV anymore... No, I will never leave YouTube. Never ever ever... If I do, you can do whatever you want to me.

If you want to make YouTube your career, you have to accept that it is also a business. I know everyone's like, 'It's my passion, it's my hobby.' And that's fine; I support that. But if you want to make it your career, it does have a business side.

I do enjoy making videos, even though they are long days and very hard work.

You know, when I first started making online videos, there were a lot of filmmakers I befriended who were doing it too.

I love making videos on my couch. You can put those on the Internet fast. I can express myself.

I have 60-plus videos on YouTube and over 30 million views. Of those 60, only three or four are branded videos. I built that audience by telling stories the way I like to tell them.

The whole purpose of MixBit is to reuse the content within the system.

I spend 6 hours filming a Vine.

More than simply capturing brief moments in time, MixBit helps people bring stories to life.

Maybe someday, if I work hard enough, entertainment will be a career for me, but right now making videos and uploading them to the Internet is just a hobby.

As my YouTube following grew, I was soon earning as much from advertising revenue as from waiting tables, so I quit my job. My boss thought I was crazy, which just made me more determined. In 2012, four years and 200 videos later, my channel was so successful that Google offered me $1 million to create 20 hours of content.

YouTube did more for me than 'America's Got Talent.'

I learned from making random little personal projects, like school projects or little GoPro montages with music. Then once I made my channel, I really improved just by making video after video.