A lot of work. A lot of vocal coaching, a lot of instrument training. |
A Walk to Remember. |
And I liked all that debate and mock trial stuff in high school. It's important to know how to make your points. |
At that point, music was very organic. It wasn't about synthesizing sounds or creating a computer. It was about storytelling and interpretation and performance. There was a lot of that kind of coaching going on. |
awful... I was sure they were going to have LeAnn Rimes sing my part. |
battering and endangering a child to get a picture for their magazines is criminal and not business as usual. |
Being a Southern person and a blonde, it's not a good combination. Immediately, when people meet you, they think of you as not being smart. |
but I feel like it's a mistake! |
Creating a cultural icon out of someone who goes, 'I'm stupid, isn't it cute?' makes me want to throw daggers. I want to say to them, 'My grandma did not fight for what she fought for just so you can start telling women it's fun to be stupid. Saying that to young women, little girls, my daughter? It's not OK'. |
Everything I sang sounded awful. So I went outside and I screamed. Everyone pretty much agreed it was awful. |
He enjoys that style of music and understands how culturally and historically relevant it is, |
He is who he is. He's not posturing or trying to look pretty or have great hair. He's just a real man and he's funny. There are a lot of actors who don't think funny is cool. So it's nice to see someone of his caliber doing comedy. |
He put his heart and soul into this performance. |
Hey, don't put that glass on the table without a coaster. Haven't I taught you better? |
I also believe in really strong women, and I think she's the ultimate strong female character. And I just really related to her as a mother and as a wife and also as an entertainer. |