No matter what the situation you're in, if you're raised in a loving environment, that's the most important thing.

Well, fortunately we found out that the runner-up our particular year was going to get a record contract also. So it was kind of a - it was bitter sweet but it was an opportunity.

My mother taught me that we all have the power to achieve our dreams. What I lacked was the courage.

I think celebrities have an obligation to the public to not just sing or act.

I like to talk. I'm a terrible dancer. I love my hometown. I have freckles and oversized ears. I'm a geeks. I have tried not to hide who I am or what matters to me.

I think I probably hoped for it a little bit, but I'm not an optimist. I'm a realist... or maybe even a pessimist.

I was on TV for almost sixteen weeks during American Idol. It's at the point now where it's old.