I could have a degree in music and come on the show, and Simon could still say 'You stink'.

I never want to produce anything that a family could not enjoy together. I never want to create art that would embarrass my own children later.

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

As long as you're living right, then you don't have to worry about what people see.

If my career detour from special education to singing has done one thing, it has afforded me the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others.