Katharine McPhee Quotations

I love the spirit of Halloween and the energy that comes with it.

Everyone has that inner voice, the one that's a Negative Nancy. I'd say to ignore that voice and to be confident and follow your heart.

Christmas is a time of year that's so romantic.

My fondest memories are generally the day after Thanksgiving. I get the total decorating Christmas itch.

I feel like I'll always be a brunette, that's just who I am, but I love that I can switch it up and be whatever I want to be.

I am just the person who didn't want to settle for not having everything I dreamed of.

I think we all depend on a significant other, and we think if they leave me, I'll die. But that's not true. We're all much stronger than we think we are.

If you deprive yourself of something, you're going to want it more.

Your traditions change from when you a child to when you become an adult.

I'm a horrible drawer. I have no artistic ability in my hands.

The thing is, work is the thing I love the most.

I have family members who live in Africa. Because of the family that lives there, I know what is happening in these countries, and it seems so silly to me that diseases like malaria are so prevalent when they are entirely preventable. Yet children are still dying every 35 seconds.

I've long wanted to find a charitable cause to really get involved with and be passionate about. I get invited to a lot of charity events to sing, and I am happy to help and bring a source of entertainment, but I'm sort of disconnected from them.

I wish I could wear clothes straight off the runway.

America is a country with so much opportunity. I'm living the blessings of what this country offers.

Broadway is a definite symbol of New York. It's classic New York.

I don't have to be a 'gazillionaire;' what's important to me is to just being able to work.

I get the celebrity game now - you can go from being hot to fighting to be seen.

I love my body when I'm in the best shape I can be in.

I actually studied in college, for the three semesters that I stayed in school, I don't recommend that, but I studied theater, and in high school I was involved in the drama department.

I still have to count on my hands! I'll be in a restaurant doing a tip and I'll be like, 'What's 20% of this?'

I'm so unprofessional on set it's not even funny.

To be honest, I'm really more of a jeans and T-shirt kind of a girl.

I can understand why guys wouldn't be into 'Glee.' You know, that's a pretty heavy musical show. That show does, like, six songs in an episode.

Marriage gives you a new respect for a person.

I was a competitive swimmer in middle school and high school.

Apply loose powder on top of the foundation under your eyes, so if a little shadow spills, it's easier to wipe off.

I love listening to classical music.

I don't really dress up for Halloween.

I'm really more of a jeans and T-shirt kind of a girl.

I have an amazing relationship with food.

The reason I haven't had kids yet is because I was so focused on my acting career, hoping I could get something to break.

One thing I learned about people is that they love to give their opinions about things.

I grew up in dance class, so I was looking in mirrors all day.

Even if I weren't in Hollywood, I would feel pressure to look a certain way.

I truly believe that God provides.

Entertainment is such a non-reality.

I have always loved the Summer Olympics.

I'm not one to go on blogs and things like that, but we do have our own personal Twitter profiles, so we get a lot of tweets, and they are pretty passionate. It's fun. I like it.

You know I don't have any gimmicks really. I don't have any silly things that I say; I don't know, I guess I'm just going to have a really hot dress and a nice pair of shoes and just go out there and look fabulous and try to sing my best.