Seven is a lucky number, so I plan to do a lot of lucky things with my seventh place title.

I listen to jazz and gospel... yeah that's basically what I listen to.

I actually don't feel famous.

It would be Beyonce Knowles, because we are around the same age and I think she sings very, very well.

Make sure you meet the right people, people who know that industry and are willing to help you. Do your homework - read books about the industry, talk to people. If you don't know something, ask.

I'm trying to remain unfamous.

Well, it's the Czech Republic now, but more specifically Prague. I went there when I was 12.

One Moment in Time because I think it describes me as a person and how I felt about being on the show.

Seven is a lucky number, so I plan to do a lot of lucky things with my seventh place title.

An American Idol is someone who knows how to change people's lives through music.

Everything I do is music-related.

I have a good sense of direction.

I love music.

I play the piano and write music.

Pop comes from the word 'popular,' which means that it could be anything that appeals to any group of people. When you talk about general masses, I think there's elements in every kind of music that can reach a broad audience.

I did not bring Deism into Bavaria.

After 26 years, I am still practicing what I preach.

There are no black holes in the sense of regimes from which light can't escape to infinity.

I'm a voracious reader, and I love to throw myself into it.

I would deal with President Trump's business no different than I would deal with any other business that comes before the committee.

I tell anyone who will listen to me: On a cruise, you can be with all these people, or you can be by yourself. You can find tranquility, you can find party, you can find new friends. I'm a cruise convert.

I have to say I love Dempsey's Brew Pub & Restaurant. It's gorgeous with that Camden Yard brick surrounding it, and it just screams Baltimore. I love the Black and Orange Burger that is topped with fresh orange bell peppers, caramelized onions and sharp cheddar cheese.

Motion-picture studio floors used to be all wooden and not smooth at all. This was difficult when moving a camera around on a dolly.

I'm not aiming for an Academy Award.

It was dreadful. They tried to put the little redhead in a cage.

My education was doing good plays and also stinkers. When you do a stinker, you learn how to act. I like having to audition. It's nice to do rehearsals. But it's with an audience that you get to love it!

There is just something about starting your day with something luxurious like a bath.

I'm not saying this in a condescending kind of way, but it's quite simple: The making of America was a heroic thing. Australia has a much murkier, much more complex view of its history. It's just full of all these open wounds we don't really know what to do with.

Being organized will give you more free time contribute to a cheerful nature and add to the peace and security of your home.

He whose daily life has been a rounded whole is easy in his mind.

You can have your own language. You can have your own dialect; you can have your own way of saying things, but if you don't actually understand the way the language fits together, it's chaos.

I believe that we are solely responsible for our choices and we have to accept the consequences of every deed word and thought throughout our lifetime.

Respect and mutual respect are important. I, for instance, often show my latest work so that people can see how I work.

Few things focus the mind like fear.

When you see government leaders really bullying business, you know that government's economic policy is failing. They get angry and they get desperate.

You have to perform at a consistently higher level than others. That's the mark of a true professional.

I would not wish to imply that most industrial accidents are due to intemperance. But, certainly, temperance has never failed to reduce their number.

Temperamentally anxious people can have a hard time staying motivated period because their intense focus on their worries distracts them from their goals.

I get so used to working with writers that my prime occupation is development.