Honestly, I did it for the opportunity. I love what I do, but I don't know if I was doing the character of Cassie justice anymore. When you start to feel like you want to be challenged in other areas, the light starts to dim a little. |
I get nervous in front of friends and family, but this time I was on national TV and I wasn't very nervous. |
I've got big shoes to fill. Sarah Brown was awesome. I loved watching her play the role. Tamara Braun brought amazing emotion and sensitivity to the role. I think she really did a great job. She was a little tougher than Sarah, but soft, too. I'm hoping to be somewhere down the middle. |
If (auditions) are in Atlanta, I might go, but I have to travel I don't know if I will be able to. I worry about missing school. I think there's other ways than 'American Idol' to have a singing career. |
Just being chosen for the final 160, I just looked at that as a huge accomplishment. I am kind of happy I didn't go further because now I can go back and know what I need to work on. |
Of course when the East-Enders resettled they took their speech with them, and they and their descendants continue to speak in East London dialect with East London accents, |
One of the things that saddens me in the voting process is the low turnout. One thing we have lost is that people take it for granted. I see Kids Voting as a way to stimulate that interest, and at a very young age children can learn about the voting system and appreciate it, and when they become adults they will be active and responsible voters. |
There are clearly headwinds ahead, |
There are clearly headwinds ahead. |
They were very nice. By that point, I was just shocked I had made it that far. |
This exercise of options will facilitate our growth plans into the next decade. |
With the higher energy prices, the economy overall has stayed stronger than we would have thought. |