About losing a spot on The Mickey Mouse Club to Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera: "I wanted to give up, but my family kept me going."
"I want people to fall in love with my voice before my image."
"I have this fear of talking to people. I'm worried they won't like me. I've always had that insecurity. I tried to go up to Celine Dion at the Billboard Awards last year. She was right there, but I couldn't do it."
On boyfriend Nick Lachey of 98 Degrees: "I was like.. I want that one!"