The producers felt that 24 would be good for the audience, to really get to know who these 12 and 12 are.

He’s worse than ever. If they say, ‘Paula is going crazy,’ the reason is Simon is whispering things in my ear, like, ‘What’s the price of beans?’ Things that make no sense at all.

You wear that hat proud.

I am in Toronto, shooting a movie for NBC.

Thousands of kids and parents come up to us and say, How do we get better as a singer?

And I have been taught never, never to lie,

The more auditions you go on, the more you will learn not to take it personally.

It’s great to see how you’re growing.

It is my job to make sure that these kids who are talented get every chance they can and not to be passed over; this is life or death for them.