Quotes from Bella Poarch

I love 'Lord of the Rings.'

I was my own role model.

I had a rough childhood.

My mother used to pack me Filipino food for lunch, and I would get made fun of because of the way it smelled. Kids would make fun of me because of the way I looked and call me 'Ling Ling.'

In the military, I had to do my hair every morning. I had to put it in a bun and I can do it in two minutes easy. The military also taught me how to be a perfectionist. Everything has to be perfect.

School was my escape even if I was getting bullied.

Growing up I used to get bullied and stuff, how I look like.

Growing up in a brand-new country, coming from the Philippines, was hard. I was treated differently and felt like people thought less of me because I was Asian.

I love the Philippines. I feel like it's a huge part of me. It's my home.

I grew up watching anime, and the girls in anime have really rosy cheeks. That's how I got inspired to do my rosy pink cheeks on TikTok. I think it's really cute.

I actually wanna go back to the Philippines, not the old house that I used to live in but I would want to visit the Philippines.

My dream collaboration is Rose and I love K-Pop and I love Blackpink. I'm obsessed.

I apologize to Koreans, because six months ago I got a tattoo of the red sun with 16 rays. At that time, I didn't know the history, but when I found out, I immediately scheduled it for removal.

My scars from abuse made me insecure. And so I had to cover up my scars with tattoos.

I grew up in the Philippines and I moved to the U.S. - to Texas - when I was a teenager.

The difference between Philippine makeup and U.S. makeup is that Filipinos don't really like foundation or really thick makeup.

My mental health was getting really bad in the military and so the doctors decided not to renew my contract and advised me to take a break.

Growing up I wasn't allowed to wear makeup in school, so all my friends would have like lipstick and eyeliner on, and I wasn't allowed to. So I was always jealous.

I feel like there's a tremendous amount of pressure that society and the Internet put on people to look or be perfect.

I wanted my first song to have a good meaning to it and to help a lot of people just to be more confident about themselves.

Japanese culture is something I'm heavily inspired by. I was actually stationed for a few years in Japan with the Navy and I fell in love with a lot of that culture, especially when it comes to fashion and art.

I want to inspire people to be comfortable in their own skin and to stay true to themselves, no matter what.

I get most of my inspiration from anime and video games.

The first video I ever uploaded was of me singing, and it only got 100 views, so I took it down right away. So when 'M to the B' got a million likes in a day, I was in shock. I would never have imagined something like that.