I would love to make an album full of ballads. For a listener, I want to have variety on there.

Making fun of anyone's size, height, scarring, anything like that equals dumb.

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.

Faith is something a lot of people relate to as a God-thing, but it's also faith in yourself.

It's good to learn early that every show is a family - -complete with dysfunctional relationships, tough love, and plenty of occasion for forgiveness.

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 would love to make an album full of ballads. For a listener, I want to have variety on there.