Zitat des Tages von Lauren Alaina:
People are pretty because they're nice, and they care about other people, and they have a good heart. That's what makes you pretty, and I didn't know that at one point in my life.
I hope I'm exactly what America is looking for, I don't know, I'm just going to be myself and hope that they love it. That's all I can do.
My mom quit her whole life and came to live with me in California.
He might be my boyfriend. He might not be my boyfriend.
My mom would walk through a fire pit for me, and I'd do the same for her.
I got really tired of fighting who I am, and I did that for a really long time; I was trying to be this perfect girl, perfect family, perfect body, and those people aren't real.
I'm still learning to love myself.
I've always dreamed of doing a music video.
My first kiss was in 7th grade. It grossed me out. I kind of freaked out!
I hope each week I grow and impress you guys and make you happy.
Self-confidence is something I've always lacked in. But finally, at some point, I just decided to be honest.
As a 15, 16-year-old girl, someone messaging you on Facebook and telling you you're fat is devastating. It's still devastating when someone says something horrible about me, but I love myself so much more as a person.
Country music's really good about telling a story, so I want songs that tell good stories where people can say, 'That happened to me!'
I don't think I'm being forced to grow up too fast; I would rather people treat me like an adult.
Shania Twain and Martina McBride and all these wonderful women were saying that it's awesome to be a woman, and it's awesome to be a confident woman. Obviously, I could never compare myself to them, and I want to be my own thing, but I think that message is what I want to say as an artist.
We all have our things that we go through, and I wanted to be an artist that people could listen to and feel like they're not alone. I want to be empowering.
I was raised really religious, and it's a big part of my life. No matter what I go through, my faith will always be there.
When you go through really hard times, you really figure out who you are, how you respond to things, and how things affect you.
My favorite type of music to sing is a crossover between country and pop.
I didn't lose. I got second. That's still winning. How could I be unhappy with second place? There are a million people who would love to be in my position.
For whatever reason, people just like to come out and say whatever they want to say about you when you're on TV.
I had to learn correct portion control. I eat an egg-white omelet for breakfast, shrimp and veggies for lunch, and chicken with asparagus for dinner.
I don't take myself too seriously, or I at least try not to, and I want to encourage other people to live that way because it's a much better way to go about your life.
I've always been interested in acting - since I was a little girl.
I knew Scotty was going to win. At the beginning of the episode, I was like, 'Scotty, are you ready to win?'. I knew he was going to in my heart. I accepted it. I couldn't pick a more perfect person to get second place to. He's my best friend.
I have insecurity problems like every teenage girl, but you have to work through them.
To see your dad cry is like - It's different than to see your mom cry, you know?
I just want to inspire people to love other people and be accepting because I feel like there's so much going on in the world, and there's so many pressures, and there's so much negativity.
I was slightly starstruck by Justin Bieber! I mean, he is cute!
I don't think that anyone was trying to keep me from writing the first album. It's just when you're on 'American Idol' or a TV show like that, you wanna capitalize on that momentum, and you want to use that to your advantage, obviously, so the best way to do that is to get the music out as fast as possible. And there's no time to create, really.
The first time I heard 'Georgia Peaches,' I absolutely loved it.
'Pretty' is not the amount of makeup on your face or the shirt you're wearing or the size of your pants - that is false.
There are so many people who have eating disorders or who body shame themselves every day or have some sort of insecurity, and I feel like I have a direct reach to some of those people.
I think my favorite artists are honest artists, and as a songwriter, that's what you have to do. You have to be willing to put yourself out there in a really vulnerable way.
I've never acted, but I'm an entertainer. So I kind of used what I know from being onstage. I've done a thousand and two interviews, and I've been on camera a million times, so I'm not uncomfortable on camera, but it was interesting for me to be someone else.
I had five singles that did not work on country radio, and I still had fans that showed up to the shows.