I'm young: I've lived my life in the public eye, and I've had to figure out how to do that.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I've done quite a lot of growing up in public, which has been tricky at times.
After getting recognized in public from my picture on our pretzel bag, I can understand not wanting to be in the public eye. It has given me a public persona I had always avoided as a child. I do it because it's for a good cause.
For most of my life, I deliberately led a private life in the public eye.
I'm 19, and, being a public figure, I'm supposed to present myself in a certain way, but it's hard and you're never going to be able to tell people who you are through the media.
Growing up in the public eye was really tough. When you're 14 and your body is changing, your life is changing, and people are watching every step you make, it's really hard to deal with. But I was pretty lucky, people didn't watch me that closely.
I think when you're in the public eye, you feel a pressure to stay younger looking.
Sometimes, when you are in the public eye, you just really need to just be part of the crowd, and look at other people rather than other people look at you.
When you are in the public eye, you have to protect yourself. There are so many people judging you. I just try to be myself.
I definitely lived my life like I wasn't in the public eye.
When you are in the public eye, it is really counterproductive to think about how you're viewed in the eyes of others. You just have to be who you are.