Ngokutsho komdlali weqonga, konke kwaqala nge-hobby engenatyala yentsangu eneminyaka eli-16 ubudala. Ngamaxesha athile, amantshontsho aqalisa ukusebenzisa iziyobisi ezazimele ukuba zamnceda ukuba angabi nazisindo kakhulu. Inkwenkwezi yajonga kakhulu kwinkangeleko yakhe, engazange iqaphele ukuxhomekeka kwiitafile. "Andikwazanga ukugxila kwiincoko, endaweni yoko ukunikela ingqalelo kuphela kuphela komzimba wam ujonge kwiscreen. Izandla zam zabonakala ngathi zilungile kum, bendiqinisekile ukuba bendiya kubonakala ndiyodwa. Konke oku kwamkhokelela kwi-dando dehlassion yeenyanga ezintandathu, ngenxa yokuba bendiqala ukudlala kakubi ndingayithandi inkangeleko yam. "
Ifilimu yokugqibela enenxaxheba yakhe yayiyinto entle yokuziphatha 'ngo-2010. UAmanda waqalisa ukuthatha iminyaka esixhenxe kwaye wasebenza bonke ubomi bakhe, de ku-24 Wabhengeza inyameko yakhe kumsebenzi. Umdlali weqonga uxelele ukuba ubhale malunga ne-twitter nasemva kokuba engakuqondi ukuba enze ntoni ngokulandelayo. Andisabe nenjongo ebomini bam. Ndijonge nje kwiTV ndabhala imiyalezo engapheliyo kwi-Twitter, endinazintloni namhlanje.
Enkosi kubazali, amanxuwa angena kwiklinikhi yokuhlaziywa kwakhona kwaye aphumelele ikhosi. Iminyaka emine edlulileyo, inkwenkwezi ikhululekile kwimikhwa emibi kwaye inika iBhunga ukuba ithathe amagunya kwaye wonke umntu obamba izinto zengqondo ukuze ulumke. Ngethamsanqa, uAmanda Baynes wakwazi ukubuyela ebomini ogcweleyo kwaye ifakwe into entsha. Ukusukela ngonyaka ka-2014, waqalisa ukufunda kuMyili weza kwiseshoni yefoto kwingubo yayo.
"Ndasinda kakhulu kwaye ndabuya ehlabathini. Ngoku kum, inye kuphela indlela - phambili. "