When I went to Los Angeles right after high school, I got some acting jobs, and I never, ever wanted to be an actress! Public speaking and acting make me want to vomit. But I have never been nervous singing. When it comes to public speaking, I stumble on my words, sweat, and pull at my clothes.

I still watch 'Idol,' and it's still the No. 1 show, so obviously I'm not the only one who loves to sit at home and be entertained.

My mom and I are like sisters. We kind of grew up together. She always treated me as an adult. I never had curfew. She's a workaholic, like I am. We're not super family-oriented people, you know?

Books have always been important to me - my mom was a first grade teacher, so I grew up reading all the time.

I don't really exude that 'it' factor.

You should know that I lead, not follow

Everybody always says that I'm the girl next door, which makes me think that y'all must have a lot of weird next-door neighbours.