Hope is the most exciting thing there is in life.

I would never discredit anyone that is working their way up on a show like "American Idol." I think they work so hard overcoming all of the obstacles to get on the show in the first place and then every week they are judged in front of all of America... I give them complete credit for getting up on stage... I think they deserve all the success that they get.

There are parallels between the music and film worlds, but they're really very different. I feel like they're just two different ways to channel my creativity.

I love film, but it's bringing me away from music. Singing is what I'm probably most passionate about.

As terrifying as sharks are, I find it far more terrifying, the idea of being trapped on the bottom of the ocean with a ticking clock and running out of air.

I write a lot on airplanes actually because it's completely isolating; there's no one to talk to, there's nothing to do.

I didn't take the decision [to get married] lightly. I ventured into it realistically. But life takes you places you wouldn't have expected. I'm really content with what was in the cards for me.