Quotes from Bretman Rock

I don't think people experiment enough with clothing because society tries to tell them what they can and can't wear. I love playing around with different aesthetics and/or mixing around aesthetics to create a totally new look.

I get to escape this crazy world that I live in. I think that's the true beauty of running.

I've met people who don't know who they are, but only know who they are online. When I'm separating Bretman Rock and Bretman, it's really just to help with my mental health. The Internet is not real life.

To be honest, I don't know... something about the camera like turns me into such a diva. Like when it's on and I see my face in the camera, I'm just like, oh girl you look so good!

To be honest, I kind of skipped over watching cartoons, and reality TV shows raised me. Literally, in fifth grade I ran home from school and watched 'Jersey Shore' every Thursday, girl.

My dad and I's relationship before he cheated on my mom... I think it was such a healthy father and son relationship. He always knew I was gay, and he never ever shamed me for being gay or anything. He shamed other people for if they had anything to say.

Hawaii is a melting pot of people and my school specifically has a lot of diversity that personally inspires me in everything I do.

I wanted to make peace with my dad. I didn't get to really make peace before he passed away and so I'm hoping to connect to him spiritually. I feel like he's always guiding me.

So often, I go to L.A. and I feel like I'm hanging out with robots. And all they do is sit around and talk about other people. I could run my mouth, but at the same time, if that's all we're doing is talking about other people, it's not cute!

To be honest with you, my mom never really wore makeup when I was growing up. She wasn't really my makeup muse. It was my grandma. The biggest thing that she taught me is that it doesn't matter how your makeup comes out, it's really just how you wear it. If you carry it like you killed your makeup, then that's all that matters.

I feel like it'd be so fun to, like, do, like, Britney Spears' makeup. I've always been a big fan of Miss Britney - I'm a Britney stan.

I usually wait for opportunities and act on them if I like them or I like to really think through any new ideas I have.

I do sleep next to my makeup because I don't want any makeup nightmares.

I want to live like a normal life.

I definitely really wanted to go to college and live my mom's full American dream fantasy of her son being a nurse.

Being in the beauty industry, since there wasn't many men in makeup it was weird and obviously at beauty events we would get weird looks. But over time it's been amazing seeing how accepting everyone is when it comes to boys wearing makeup.

I was fortunate enough to be raised by parents who were very accepting. They were never afraid to let me do my thing and let me live my life.

I actually did not touch any type of computer until I came to America. I knew computers existed, yes, but I didn't have access to them. In the Philippines, I did have video games.

Our dynamic is different from other siblings. We're always fighting but we know that we love each other and we get along. People don't see that. If my sister didn't want to be in my videos, she would've told me.

I was making videos on my Mom's phones since I was eight years old.

I just feel like people would watch me do anything. I could make two hour videos of me putting bracelets together and people would watch that.

To be honest with you, I just loved making videos.

I just feel like my audience is interested in anything that I do. Dare I say, even when I was making my science experiment videos, they lived for that.

Whenever I see a camera, I just want to perform for some reason. If I was getting paid for it or not, I would still be posting random videos of me on the Internet.