I don't need to be 19 years old or starve myself for some weight or turn men's heads down that road. And thank God I finally know that.

I always want to sing, but I don't always want to be trying to have No. 1 records. I don't think you can do it forever. I don't know what the time span of that is going to be. I want to sing because I want to sing.

Songs are like movies to me, and so you put yourself in the movie. You become a character in the movie.

Nobody who cooks does it with full hair and makeup in front of a TV camera.

I finished high school, moved to Nashville for college, and set out to break into the music business. Every night when I called home with news of my experiences, my mom and dad would encourage me to keep taking those small steps.

My upbringing did not create a healthy affection for confrontation. I'd love it if everyone always got along, and nothing ever got tense.

I absolutely refused to make out with the gorgeous male model.