Carrie Underwood

“American Idol transcends age, gender, ethnicity, everything.”

“I love being around my friends and my family and spending time with my husband. I like being normal and recharging my batteries, and I feel like I have the coolest job in the world where I get to get on stage and perform and get to do a lot of really amazing things.”

“Being a part of SKECHERS is exciting. It is such a hip company with a great attitude and image.”

“All of us gave it all we've got, overcame a whole lot just being on the show and learned a lot about ourselves. We're just normal people trying to do what we love and follow our dreams.”

“I want people to think of me as a nice person. I really am so blessed. All of this has been a great experience and I thank the American public so much for putting me in this position. I appreciate every second of it.”

“I'm girlie in the sense that I like makeup, but I also love sports and man food.”

“The only other time I've been away from home was when I went to college. And that was just an hour away, so I could always go home if I needed to.”

“But as far as Twitter, I'll be in a restaurant and I'll get home and somebody tweeted and they talked about what I ordered and what I was wearing. In some cases, that could be dangerous, because you don't want everybody to know where you are every second of every day.”

“I'm a private person too, and we don't ever film anything in our home because it's off limits. It's like letting people see your messy house.”

“It's nice to know you have support. Last night I got a marriage proposal. I just laughed.”

“Every Wednesday, my husband and I have a study group with our friends. I attend church. We try to devote time in the morning, say a prayer.”

“I love scary movies. I like blood and gore, and I love Halloween movies.”

“Singing is just a feeling set to music.”

“I respect country music because I feel like it's more about the talent and the songwriting and I put on a big show and we have a lot of stuff, but I feel confident in myself enough as an artist and a singer that I can have all of those fun toys and know that we don't need all the bells and whistles either.”