“It’s hard to see someone with a ‘perfect’ body and be like, ‘Why can’t I be like her?’ But that person was born to be who she is, and you’re born to be who you are.”

You would see me cover every Adele, Christina Aguilera, Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood. Then I’d have to do ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ and ‘Crazy Train,’ and it was a really weird combination.

Truly, with a sitcom and the rhythms of comedy… music is so helpful in that area of life.

Everything I wore was pink and sparkly. And I had an obsession with headbands. I felt like I rocked them, though!

I might not know who I was yesterday or who I’m going to be tomorrow, but I know who I am right now.

When I’m recording my album, I want to be acting, or when I’m on set, I want to be making music.

I couldn’t really picture a world without music. It would be quite boring.

I was really scared to stay home alone when I was kid, and I would freak out whenever there was a noise after my parents left.

When I was growing up, we went to Musikfest every year, and I have vivid memories of the corn on the cob.

Music is where I started. It’s kind of the base of everything.

I think I started doing covers when I was… what, like 9 or 10?

I’ve never paid too much attention to what other people have said or to what other people have tried to make me be.

I’ve never had to fend for a child’s life, which sounds very terrifying.

I go through my comments sometimes, and I’ll just take snapshots of the terrible ones and send them to my friends.

It always feels good to put something you’re proud of out in the world.

I would always do the songs that I wanted to do and the songs that my parents wanted me to do.

Everybody has their own story – it’s who you are. If I wasn’t five-foot, I wouldn’t be who I am!

If there be light, then there is darkness; if cold, heat; if height, depth; if solid, fluid; if hard, soft; if rough, smooth; if calm, tempest; if prosperity, adversity; if life, death.

The feminine is more powerful than the masculine, the soft is more powerful than the hard, the water is more powerful than the rock.

It’s hard to see things when you’re too close. Take a step back and look.

Champions don’t give up when things get hard; they keep trying.  

All of a sudden to get all of this attention, and to be away from home and working all the time was hard. I was on planes all the time. I didn’t see my friends. I cried a lot. It was quite terrifying.

Heaven ain’t hard to find; all you gotta do is look.

Tis hard to fight with anger, but the prudent man keeps it under control.

Forgiveness is almost the hardest thing that you could ever do.