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…

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I went to school for special education. I always assumed when I had the opportunity...

I went to school for special education. I always assumed when I had the opportunity...

I'm really not that special. Really, I'm not. I was on a big TV show,...

I'm really not that special. Really, I'm not. I was on a big TV show,...

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...

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...

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...

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 could have a degree in music and come on the show, and Simon could...

I could have a degree in music and come on the show, and Simon could...

I know that I've got big ears and a big forehead and that my hair...

I know that I've got big ears and a big forehead and that my hair...

While everyone I work with may not share my beliefs, I have been surrounded by...

While everyone I work with may not share my beliefs, I have been surrounded by...

And I don't think that success can be measured by how many TV shows you're...

And I don't think that success can be measured by how many TV shows you're...

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.

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...

The greatest glory never comes from winning, but from rising each time you fall. A...

The greatest glory never comes from winning, but from rising each time you fall. A...

I like to talk. I'm a terrible dancer. I love my hometown. I have freckles...

I like to talk. I'm a terrible dancer. I love my hometown. I have freckles...

I think I probably hoped for it a little bit, but I'm not an optimist....

I think I probably hoped for it a little bit, but I'm not an optimist....

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.

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...

And I think that when I finally decided to let go and let God and...

And I think that when I finally decided to let go and let God and...

I kind of had my life planned out for me. I'd be married at some...

I kind of had my life planned out for me. I'd be married at some...

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...