And I'm dying to know, is it killing you like it's killing me? And the story of us looks a lot like a tragedy now.

I don't compete with other people in the industry, I compete with myself.

Sometimes when relationships end, you write an e-mail and say everything you wish you said. Sometimes you don't push send.

(Talks about Miley Cyrus 'I always thought I'd be really fun to sing a song with Miley.

When I was 8 years old, it mattered what my favorite singer said and wore and expressed opinions about. And if I have a chance to matter to the growth and hopes and wishes of little girls, that's something I can't take lightly. So I do factor them in when I'm thinking about what to wear, and what to say, and whether or not to go out to bars even thought I'm not twenty-one.

I never get tired of signing autographs 'cause I used to do it so much in class dreaming about the day that it might mean something to somebody.

I think that the idea of finding another person to share your life with is the most fascinating, beautiful quest you could ever be on in life. And yes, living your dreams is so important too, and a lot of times I’ve put that before everything else. But then you get to a place where the whole time you’re living these dreams, you look beside you to say to someone, “Hey, isn’t this so much fun?” And if there’s no one there to say it to, what’s the point?