As of late, Paris Jackson has been front and center in the public eye. Whether it is as a result of an interview, social media, a fashion spread, a television guest spot, or prepping for her upcoming film debut, the talented nineteen-year-old is making a name for herself outside of the seclusion of her famous family.
Recently, Jackson sat down with, via text, with Teen Vogue, in an unfiltered interview to the world more about Paris Jackson. Check out excepts from the interview below as printed in Teen Vogue.
Jackson on being more publicly visible:
“I honestly used to have no motivation whatsoever to be in the public eye; it scared me. I’ve seen what it can do to people, [and] plenty get hurt. But after a long time of thinking, I started to really see the kind of impact I already have on people, how I was born with a platform, and I didn’t want to waste it. There are so many people who work their entire lives to create a platform and mine was just handed to me…. Why not use it for something important? So many people right now are so focused on what kind of shoes this person has, the designer purse they carry, what car they drive, [or] whether they wear the same outfit more than once. I want to use my platform for something other than that. I want to actually make a difference. So everything that I’m doing—the acting, the modeling—it’s all just to grow my platform so I can use my voice for things that matter.”
