Top 33 Quotes & Sayings by Ryan Higa

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American comedian Ryan Higa.

Last updated on December 21, 2024.

Ryan Higa, also known as nigahiga, is an American Internet personality. Best known for his comedy videos on YouTube, Higa began making YouTube videos in 2006 and was one of the most popular creators on the platform in its early years. His main YouTube channel, nigahiga, was the most subscribed channel on YouTube for 677 consecutive days from 2009 to 2011, an achievement that has only been surpassed by PewDiePie and T-Series. Higa was the first person to reach the milestones of 2 million and 3 million subscribers on YouTube. Higa launched a podcast in 2018 called "Off the Pill," which has featured YouTubers and celebrities such as KevJumba, Andrew Yang, and Jeremy Lin. In 2020, Higa started streaming on Twitch, where he reacts to his past videos and broadcasts video game content, most notably in Valorant.

American - Comedian | Born: June 6, 1990

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I get a lot of offers, but I'm pretty picky about what I promote.

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There are product placements. I worked with a lot of companies like Universal and Wonderful Pistachios.

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To me, 'success' is happiness and my top tip for happiness would be to understand and learn to use perspective.

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YouTube keeps changing, and you have to change with it.

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I have comedic things in my stuff, but I don't consider myself a comedian. I'm just a YouTuber, I guess just a personality.

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In the beginning, every little thing used to bother me. Now, even the worst sounding things sound like a joke because I've seen everything.

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I definitely want to branch into television and mainstream.

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Success is liking yourself and what you do because if you like yourself, you are happy with who you are and how you live and what you do.

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For the very first video I ever made, I was told to film our family reunion, or something like that, and I had so much fun with it that I just kept doing it since then - probably since seventh grade.

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Technically, I direct, I'm a writer, and I do all these things, but I never went to school for them. It's just something you pick up; it's like its own art, basically.

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I was doing nuclear med I didn't like it. My first semester I switched to film major. YouTube helped make that decision for me.

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I try to use my influence and empower my community to always question the status quo - whether it relates to broader policy issues or YouTube gossip.

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I feel like more and more advertisers are coming to YouTubers.

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One of my first videos on VHS, unknowingly at the time, was a stop-motion of a cup moving across a countertop on its own. I was pretending that I was performing some kind of magic trick. It was my way of doing effects without understanding how to edit.

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I guess the dream would be to do movies, and keep people updated with my videos.

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In making YouTube videos, you can't just be an actor, you have to also know the shots and how to write.

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I actually started making videos in 2004, before YouTube, using a VHS camcorder, but had to take the tape with a cassette to friends' homes so that they could see it.

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I read the viewer comments and that helps me decide what my next video will be.

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Thriving in the digital space is about constant commitment and engagement rather than being hit-driven like traditional media.

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It's the Internet. I'm sure many people know that it's one of the toughest places to be if you're sensitive.

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I'll continue to make videos as long as I have the time and people continue to watch my videos, but eventually I'd like to mainstream into TV or movies.

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I was supposed to go into nuclear medicine and become a doctor.

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Fake news and rumors thrive online because few verify what's real and always bias towards content that reinforces their own biases.

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If you're likable, people will like you.

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I never had a single big break - because few do online.

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

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Everything on mobile seems a lot quicker. You have direct access to each individual fan, and they can respond to you just as quickly as you sent a text message.

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I do a little bit of acting, but I wouldn't call myself an actor.

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I've always wanted to connect with my viewers but there's only so much you can do through commenting and tweets.

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The closest thing I have to a manager is probably my mum.

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I try to keep the topics trendy. If it's a rant, it's something I feel strongly about, and people will watch it because they either agree or disagree.

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Lemonade is not just made of lemons. It's barely lemons! It's mostly water and sugar! Life didn't give us that.

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The fans are the motivators that keep me creating my style of content.

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