"You are the biggest influencer in your life." — Lizzie Velasquez

But after the TED talk went viral, I called Sara Hirsh Bordo, who had produced TEDxAustinWomen, to ask her advice. She told me she'd like to do a documentary, and that we should work together on anti-bullying efforts.

I've met so many people who have come up to tell me their personal stories, and a lot of them express the same feelings that I have, especially reading things online.

I was actually so small that my baby clothes were actually doll clothes from Toys 'R' Us because that's all that would fit me!

Honestly, I had no idea I was different from other kids until I started kindergarten. To my family, I was just Lizzie.

People think cyberbullying will never end, so why try to fix it? Which I completely understand. I will be the first to tell you that it's not going to end. But if you start making the change and start making the steps, over time change will happen.

Everyone knows life throws you curve balls, in my case it's like life throws me giant boulders.

I feel like I've built up this persona of always being positive and always being happy, and I worried if my audience sees me not in that light, will they think less of me? Will they discredit me? Will I just be nothing?

I feel I'm really glad I don't look like the celebrities out there who are beautiful, because there are a lot of stereotypes attached to that.

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You are the biggest influencer in your life.