We knew how important it was to have a DP, because most web videos are horrible, because they shoot against a white apartment wall with no directional mic, you know? Those simple things, like knowing you have to have a sound guy, and that a YouTube video needs as much color as possible.

Each one of us is finite, and if we can spread ourselves out in a way to inspire and help other people to be all they can be, I think that's so much more important than one person's glory.

My fans probably know what I had for breakfast that morning. And that's the cool part. And I respond to people, if they post on my blog, I'm like, "Oh, that's really cool you read that book, that fantasy series!" It's almost like they're my friends in a sense. There's less separation. They know me more as a human being with my flaws, versus some kind of actor on a pedestal.

I think it's really good to create pockets and events throughout the year that highlight certain things that are really popular on YouTube.

I created 'The Guild' because nobody was offering me the roles I thought I could do best at in Hollywood.

I have a little obsessive-compulsive personality. You can tell because I played online games for eight hours a day.

I learned that lack of budget can be overcome by fan passion if you can get your content to the people who like what you do.