I got to see Linda's [Hart] live when it first came on Broadway. I just loved her. I've always been a fan of hers.

I am a Christian and I don't want there to be any confusion about what I believe or who I am.

Not everyone is going to like what you do or what you have to offer. However, if you can’t see yourself doing anything else, and you have the drive and ambition, get the training and go for it.

I think it's important to remember that Christianity was based in love and tolerance and forgiveness and acceptance.

If you can learn to love yourself and all the flaws, you can love other people so much better. And that makes you so happy.

I was on the cheerleading squad and drama and the choir, but I was friends with everybody. I was not a partier. I was too Type A and crazy about my grades, but I was still there at everything.

Well, you know, people don't know me as a country artist and I am new to the genre. But that's how I grew up singing.