Ray William Johnson
Ray William Johnson
Ray William Johnsonis an American actor, comedian, producer, director, writer and rapper, who is perhaps best known for his YouTube channel, Ray William Johnson, and his web series on that channel, Equals Three. As of 2015, the channel had earned nearly three billion views and 10 million subscribers, making it one of the most viewed channels on YouTube at the time. Johnson left the series in March 2014, but continues to produce it and other web series like Booze Lightyear,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth14 August 1981
CountryUnited States of America
One of the amazing things about the Internet is that the content creators are the gatekeepers. We can think of an idea and execute it quickly, and we didn't have to pitch the idea to a major network or convince a studio head to sign-off on the concept.
What really shocks me, what I can honestly sit back and ponder for hours in a lot of cases is just, 'Why would you film yourself doing that? Who put you up to that? What are you getting out of that?
Be yourself, build meaningful relationships, follow your dreams.
If you hear an old parable and you don't believe it, it's mythology. If you hear an old parable and you believe it, it's religion.
I was influenced by a lot of stand-up comedians... Eddie Murphy back when he was doing 'Raw.' I watched that so many times as a kid, I can probably still quote the entire thing to this day. Chris Rock. Dave Chappelle. George Carlin. A lot of the guys who were sort of edgy for their time.
Immortality is overrated, living for an eternity would get really old.