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,

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...

There are clearly headwinds ahead.

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....

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’...

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...

They were very nice. By that point, I was just shocked I had made it that far.

There are clearly headwinds ahead,

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...

With the higher energy prices, the economy overall has stayed stronger than we would have thought.

What you did in the past is your business. Those were your choices—your mistakes—if you even believe they were mistakes. Stop caring what anyone thinks and live your life the way you want to live...

This exercise of options will facilitate our growth plans into the next decade.