Quotes from Clay Aiken

I got rid of my glasses and they changed my hair. That's really all they did. They went shopping for me, so the clothes are different too. It wasn't like Extreme Makeover where I got a nose job or anything.

I am never going to sound like Johnny Mathis.

I want to make sure that no matter how long I go through this, I don't fall into the trap of changing and modifying how I do things that aren't a positive example. I want to remain somebody that the entire family can listen to or watch.

Love others and as you do, that love will return to you.

I appreciate the idea of allowing people to have their own private walk with God. To me, God is about love, not condemnation.

I really love live performing!

Actually, I don't hate cats, I'm just kind of afraid of them.

It's important that I make a difference in some way. It's not necessarily how I make a difference, but I want to make sure that I do.

If other people choose to believe because I do, great. I want to show people God's love through what I do and who I am. At the same time, I don't feel I need to pass out Bibles at the concert.

I'm really not that special. Really, I'm not. I was on a big TV show, but it was just a TV show.

And I don't think that success can be measured by how many TV shows you're on.

I know this is going to sound cheesy and like I'm trying to be Miss America, but the most important responsibility a celebrity has is to set an example and be a role model.

No matter what the situation you're in, if you're raised in a loving environment, that's the most important thing.

In my ideal world, no child would suffer. Charitable instincts would prevail. There would be global acceptance of all different types of people.

I did get a degree in special education.

If my career detour from special education to singing has done one thing, it has afforded me the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others.

I'd never take a job where I had to do something that I didn't want to do.

There are stars out there who would die to have this much exposure.

I think celebrities have an obligation to the public to not just sing or act.

While everyone I work with may not share my beliefs, I have been surrounded by nothing but support.

I could have a degree in music and come on the show, and Simon could still say 'You stink'.

I thought about that the other day after I went to the grocery store and had to sign fifteen autographs before leaving. On one hand, it's just so flattering. On the other hand, sometimes it would be nice to get the bread and leave, you know?

I liked being able to work with all the different producers and take what they brought to the table and bring my own style to it.

I had been told by a number of people that if you get half of what you want on your first album, you're doing really well. Pretty much every single thing they had was something that I liked. There were maybe one or two songs I didn't like, and they were taken off the album quickly.