I'm religious. I think this is something God had planned for me.
I'm being trained to shake the bon-bon appropriately.
Well, there are certain words and emotions I don't want kids hearing, and I'm not changing because they think it's going to sell better. This is going to sound horrible, but I got 12 million votes doing what I did.
While everyone I work with may not share my beliefs, I have been surrounded by nothing but support.
It doesn't really matter to me how I make a difference, I just wanna make sure that I do.
I think celebrities have an obligation to the public to not just sing or act.
I went to school for special education. I always assumed when I had the opportunity I would love to try and help kids with disabilities.
I sometimes think I might be autistic because I like to know - I need to know - my beginnings and my ends. I don't have to be in control of it, but I need to know what's going on.
I was on TV for almost sixteen weeks during American Idol. It's at the point now where it's old.
I auditioned just for fun.
Well, fortunately we found out that the runner-up our particular year was going to get a record contract also. So it was kind of a - it was bitter sweet but it was an opportunity.
And I don't think that success can be measured by how many TV shows you're on.
Well, financially it's a little bit better. But it's better than than when I was a teacher. But I kind of - it's allowed me to buy a house. And I've been able to help my mother with some stuff and my brother. So, that's nice.
But I was going to be a teacher my entire life, so I wasn't counting on money to much.
And I think that when I finally decided to let go and let God and allow that to happen, I became a lot more successful than I could have done if I had planned it all myself.
You know, I think I'm a stronger person for realizing that you can't make everybody love you.
I did get a degree in special education.
There are stars out there who would die to have this much exposure.
It's a whole team of people working 24 hours around the clock to make me look like this.
I'd hate to have a job where I had to be rude to people.
