All my life, I'd been on the receiving end of my mother's endless tenderness and vigilant care. Being allowed to care for her during her recovery was a gift – the most rewarding experience in my life.

I'm kind of a weirdo; I love prison movies and war movies.

[Songs] have to be a part of you. They have to be in your DNA. That's how I approached it.

Lots of these songs I hadn't performed, but I've always wanted to. These are songs that I wanted to get in my wheelhouse. I sang them over and over and over and over again. Of course, I've fallen in love with them all.

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.

We are what we eat, so I eat as many veggies as I can!

Apples, grapes... any kind of fruit gives me the energy I need to get through my busy day.