Bethany Mota Doesn't Want to Be a TV Star & Here's Why

Bethany Mota hugs an excited fan during at meet and greet event at the Aeropostale store on Sunday (December 7) in Irvine, Calif.

The 19-year-old YouTube phenomenon recently opened up about why she prefers the internet to television.

“When you do TV, there are all of these people — directors, producers — you have to go to for approval to do things,” Bethany said (via Today). “Online, I’m my own director, my own producer�I can make it happen without approval from someone else.”

She added about Dancing with the Stars, “It was a fun experience. I look at YouTube and what I do online as more powerful than that.”

30+ pics inside of Bethany Mota hanging out with friends…