I think I probably hoped for it a little bit, but I'm not an optimist. I'm a realist... or maybe even a pessimist.

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I was on TV for almost sixteen weeks during American Idol. It's at the point...

I was on TV for almost sixteen weeks during American Idol. It's at the point...

You know, I think I'm a stronger person for realizing that you can't make everybody...

You know, I think I'm a stronger person for realizing that you can't make everybody...

It doesn't really matter to me how I make a difference, I just wanna make...

It doesn't really matter to me how I make a difference, I just wanna make...

But I was going to be a teacher my entire life, so I wasn't counting...

But I was going to be a teacher my entire life, so I wasn't counting...

There are stars out there who would die to have this much exposure.

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...

It's a whole team of people working 24 hours around the clock to make me...

A song is like a smile. If you meet people from another country, even if...

A song is like a smile. If you meet people from another country, even if...

It's not the money. It's not the fame. It's the influence.

It's not the money. It's not the fame. It's the influence.

I decided to study special education and fell in love with working with individuals with...

I decided to study special education and fell in love with working with individuals with...

I sometimes think I might be autistic because I like to know - I need...

I sometimes think I might be autistic because I like to know - I need...

I did get a degree in special education.

I did get a degree in special education.

Actually, I don't hate cats, I'm just kind of afraid of them.

Actually, I don't hate cats, I'm just kind of afraid of them.

In my ideal world, no child would suffer. Charitable instincts would prevail. There would be...

In my ideal world, no child would suffer. Charitable instincts would prevail. There would be...

I think celebrities have an obligation to the public to not just sing or act.

I think celebrities have an obligation to the public to not just sing or act.

I mean, that's kind of what this business is about in some ways. You're trying...

I mean, that's kind of what this business is about in some ways. You're trying...

I auditioned just for fun.

I auditioned just for fun.

It's important that I make a difference in some way. It's not necessarily how I...

It's important that I make a difference in some way. It's not necessarily how I...

I know this is going to sound cheesy and like I'm trying to be Miss...

I know this is going to sound cheesy and like I'm trying to be Miss...

I'm religious. I think this is something God had planned for me.

I'm religious. I think this is something God had planned for me.

I thought about that the other day after I went to the grocery store and...

I thought about that the other day after I went to the grocery store and...