I didn't want to be the typical teen idol. I didn't want to be Leif Garrett. I didn't want to be Shaun Cassidy, David Cassidy or Parker Stevenson. I wanted to do my own thing.

If there's comfort involved, it's probably not for me.

I tell kids that people will let them down and people will hurt them. But Jesus Christ will never let them down and never hurt them.

I spent six years in Bible study because I needed to get grounded. People really need to spend time in the Bible getting to know the God they claim to love.

I think people who are artists, actors, singers, great songwriters, they tend to have a hyper state of emotion where they feel things very, very deeply, probably more deeply than the average person walking down the street where it may affect them, but not to the same extent.

This show has been a major revitalization of my family life and personal life. It gave my family an avenue to speak to me honestly.

I remember thinking, That's what I need - and that hope was in Jesus Christ.