Social Media Image Quotes

It just feels unnatural to me to broadcast anything other than the character I've created.

When it comes to how I portray myself online, I'm trying to be as real as I can and show people every side of what I do and not just put up selfies online of me in full done-up make up and stuff.

There's definitely more to me offline than what you see online. Because what I show online is what I want to show to my followers... If I showed everything I did offline, it might not align with some of my other followers around the world.

I think that people post to social media to help shape their public identity.

I watch people, friends of mine, and see how they portray themselves online and I find interesting that it's kind of a hyper-real version of yourself, how you'd like to be seen, in a way.

Don't judge me by what someone posts on my page on Facebook.

There's this weird thing that happens when you contribute something to a static profile. You have to worry about how this new content fits in with your online persona that's supposed to be you. It's uncomfortable and unfortunate.

There are some parts of my life that are wonderful, and it's amazing to get to go to cool events and award shows and things like that, but I think the outside perception is that your life just changes overnight and you wear Dolce and Gabanna suits and drive a Mercedes. But life's just not like that.

I mean, look when you meet me in real life, I'm not the person you see on the Internet, as disappointing as that is.

People think they have a perfect idea of who you are from a four-second Snapchat video... and fake blogs, stories, magazine covers. In reality, that's not the case. Nobody knows who I am except family and my close friends.

I love fashion and always have something put together, but I won't wear anything specifically to be photographed in. I have become more cautious of making funny faces in public.

I feel like if you flip through my Instagram, you'll kind of see the same angles and poses every time. That's the trick to having people love your Instagram selfies. It's all about your angles.

My Twitter account status used to say 'part-time playboy' on it, but I've taken that down now.

You have a certain identity that you present to the world on Facebook, and you have a certain identity that you present with the telephone, and they are different.

When people meet me or hear me in person, they quickly learn that I am much more than a tweet and a profile picture.

Social media is a huge struggle for my generation in general - it's a lot of pressure! Even having an Instagram is stressful. You have to make it look cool, posting it at the right time, and it's become its own job and not something where you connect with people.

The image of myself that I give on social media isn't actually who I am; it's not 100 percent me, obviously.

And increasingly, as people live online, we are used to making really snap judgments about somebody's character based on their Facebook page or the way their blog feels or look.

The Ricky that the public see, whether it be on screen as a character, in public, or on social media, is very outgoing, and I'm a bit of a class clown. Then those who are closest to me know that I can be very sensitive. I can be quite insecure about myself.

People only see you in blogs, and they think they know everything about your life.

Fashion's a huge part of my life, but I don't necessarily feel comfortable always talking about clothes on my personal social media.

Everybody says not to respond to people on social media, but I'm not about to let my reputation be known as a slow player. I just don't appreciate that.

Even if you don't think you filter your life on social media, by its very nature you're only showing part of yourself.