Quotes from James Charles

I was very immature - who isn't at age 12? Let's be real. Once I kind of figured myself out and grew as a person, I now have a ton of different friends and learned who I was.

I don't care if someone makes fun of me, but if someone calls me a mean person or something, I reply. If you don't like me in makeup, that's OK. But I would like people to like me as a person.

I'm self-taught, and fake eyelashes definitely took the longest to master. I glued my eyes shut at least 15 times.

Makeup is where my career is going, but I would love to also indulge in music. It's still one of my absolute favorite things in the world.

My brows have definitely underwent quite the transformation since I started doing makeup. They used to be disgusting, and now they're a lot better, and I'm happy with them.

My parents started questioning me about whether or not I was transgender - whether or not I was trying to be a woman. It was a big argument.

I do love a good dark guy. Maybe a beard - some sister scruff?

Faux-freckles are definitely a James Charles touch to any makeup look. I love adding them and have seen so many other people start trying them as well! They're so cute!

I used to do hair styling before I even thought about joining the makeup world!

I definitely do prefer more of masculine streetwear type of clothing, but I see a lot of young girls rocking the same type of stuff that I do.

Sometimes the only thing that keeps me going is knowing I can help inspire young kids to be themselves, that they're waiting for me to put out awesome content for them.

Makeup is an art form for me. It's a form of expression, and it's such a cool way to get my creative juices flowing.

The first product I ever used was my mom's foundation. When I was younger, I had pimples, so I just slapped it on and hoped it would fix the situation. It never did, because it was about 18 shades too light for me.

YouTube videos and practice have taught me all I know.

Beauty is for everyone, and I think that CoverGirl, being such a timeless and iconic brand, recognizing that is so important. It truly shows that we are becoming a more accepting industry.

I get a lot of fans who deal with poor mental health. But that's the good thing about the Internet - that there are so many kids who can confide together and help each other out.

I always like to pop on a Lilly Lash in the style Miami.

There's been thousands of very, very funny and also very, very nasty tweets about me.

My style, I'd definitely describe as athleisure with a twist of gay, which I really, really live for.

I'm having fun. I'm being myself. I'm doing what I love. That's all that matters.

As much as I love make-up and the creativity behind this, the Internet can be a horrible place, and sometimes, with so much negativity and hate, it's hard.

When I started doing makeup, I had no intention of doing drag.

I don't usually leave the house with makeup on. I wear it only for special occasions; I'm too lazy to get up in the morning before school and get glam.

My photos would not be as high quality without my dad. He's a contractor, and together we converted an area in our basement into a makeup studio with a desk, a mirror lined with dimmable lights, and storage areas.