I am completely in charge of the choices I make about what I am doing to lose weight and get healthy. And you know what? We all have this power. Don’t be angry with me for something good I’ve done for myself. Be angry with yourself for not having the courage to do the same in your own life.

Long before "American Idol" people used to call me a diva. And I be like, "Hold on, are you calling me something else on the sly? You gonna call me a diva, call me a good diva."

You're not living if you don't go out and try things for yourself.

I once had a crush on one of my teachers. I wrote him a love letter and stuck it in a bag in his office. I didn’t write my name on it, but I’m sure he figured out it was me.

The important message I heard about working out and what I want to share is that you create your own opportunities and your own limitations.

My son is very into music and really familiar with my voice.

When I'm acting I don't sing, and when I'm recording I'm not acting.