- YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH SO MANY CHANGES
SINCE I SAW YOU LAST.
NEW LABEL, NEW MANAGER, AND--
- A NEW HOUSE. FIRST HOUSE I'VE EVER OWNED.
- BY YOURSELF. YOU'RE LIVING ALONE NOW.
- YEAH. - OR DO YOU HAVE A ROOMMATE?
- YES, ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS FROM TEXAS.
- OKAY, SO-- AND THAT MUST BE LIBERATING.
- IT'S GOOD, YEAH.
I COULD, LIKE, YOU KNOW, WALK AROUND NAKED NOW AND STUFF.
[audience cheers and whoops]
- THAT'S WHY YOU LIVE ALONE. - EXACTLY.
- YEAH, THAT'S WHY YOU PAY A MORTGAGE.
- THAT'S RIGHT.
- NO, BUT--SO WHAT IS THE MOST EXCITING THING
ABOUT LIVING ALONE?
- HONESTLY I JUST ENJOY NOT BEING ABLE
TO HAVE TO CHECK IN ALL THE TIME,
'CAUSE MY MOM IS THE SWEETEST EVER,
SO EVEN NOW SHE CHECKS IN ON ME, BECAUSE SHE'S LIKE,
"I SEE ONLINE YOU'RE HERE. ARE YOU OKAY?"
I'M LIKE, "I'M FINE, MOM. I PROMISE."
BUT I THINK THAT'S THE BEST THING,
IS JUST BEING ABLE TO GO INTO MY OWN SPACE
AND IT JUST BE MINE.
- AND HAVE THE HOUSE. YOU CAN WALK AROUND.
GET UP WHEN YOU WANT. DO WHAT YOU WANT.
YOU'RE A CREATIVE PERSON. YOU PROBABLY PLAY MUSIC--
- PAINT, EVERYTHING.
IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE A LITTLE--
- YOU PAINT? - YEAH.
- REALLY? ARE YOU GOOD?
- NO. - OH.
BUT IT'S THERAPEUTIC, RIGHT? - YES, IT IS.
- TO DO THINGS LIKE THAT. - IT'S VERY FUN.
- TAYLOR SWIFT, SUPPOSEDLY, IS TALKING--
TRYING TO TALK YOU INTO--
NOW THAT YOU GOT YOUR OWN HOUSE HERE,
SHE WANTS YOU TO MOVE TO NEW YORK.
- YES, SHE WANTS TO KIDNAP ME.
SHE'S BEEN BEGGING ME EVERY TIME I GO ON THE PHONE
TO MOVE TO NEW YORK, 'CAUSE IT'S BEEN
A REALLY GOOD THING FOR HER.
YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN FRIENDS FOR SEVEN YEARS,
AND SHE REALLY FEELS LIKE SHE KIND OF STEPPED
INTO HER OWN AND BECAME A WOMAN THERE,
AND SHE'S LIKE, "ALL RIGHT, YOUR TURN.
NOW, COME ON," AND I WAS LIKE, "ALL RIGHT."
SO I FEEL LIKE I MIGHT EVENTUALLY, BUT NOT RIGHT NOW.
- BUT YOU REALLY HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF WORK ON YOURSELF,
AND IF YOU REASSESS YOURSELF,
WHICH I THINK IS GOOD FOR EVERYBODY TO DO EVERY YEAR--
JUST LOOK AT YOURSELF AND GO, "HOW AM I DOING?
HOW AM I GROWING?"
ONE TO TEN, WHERE ARE YOU RIGHT NOW?
- I'M A SEVEN.
- YOU'RE A SEVEN? - YES.
- THAT'S GOOD. - YEAH.
YOU KNOW, THIS YEAR'S BEEN--
YOU KNOW, I JUST--I FEEL LIKE I HAVE BEEN DOING THIS SO LONG
THAT I THINK PEOPLE TEND TO FORGET THAT--
YOU KNOW, THEY'RE ALL LIKE, "BE YOURSELF, BE YOURSELF,"
AND I'M STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO THAT IS.
SO I KNOW I'M NOT PERFECT,
BUT I KNOW THAT I HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE
THAT SUPPORT ME AND LOVE ME.
AND I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T WANT TO LET ANYONE DOWN,
SO I JUST--I TRY TO BE THE BEST I CAN BE.
AND IT'S AWKWARD BEING 20, IN OUR 20s.
- WELL, AND GROWING UP IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY.
BEING 20 IS AWKWARD ANYTIME,
MUCH LESS IN FRONT OF THE PUBLIC EYE
AND EVERYBODY PHOTOGRAPHING EVERYTHING YOU DO.
- YEAH, BUT THAT'S WHEN I GET TO DO AMAZING THINGS,
LIKE USE MY PLATFORM FOR THINGS LIKE UNICEF
OR KIND OF JUST SHIFT EVERYTHING INTO WHAT'S IMPORTANT
AND WHAT ACTUALLY MATTERS IN THE WORLD,
SO THAT'S MY PLUS SIDE.
- WELL, AT 20--
[cheers and applause]
THAT'S AN IMPORTANT THING TO REALIZE AT THIS AGE.