I didn't want to be the typical teen idol. I didn't want to be Leif Garrett. I didn't want to be Shaun Cassidy, David Cassidy or Parker Stevenson. I wanted to do my own thing.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Being a teen idol or being a heartthrob on all the magazines, with Shaun Cassidy, Leif Garrett, and Scott Baio - it was embarrassing! I never understood it. I mean, why me? I never really got it.
I found my niche as a character actor, and I've never felt like a movie star or teen idol and never wanted to.
I didn't want to be known as the reality-show star trying to be an actress, so I kept a lot of the failed auditions to myself.
I grew up always wanting to be a part of 'Idol,' and I never thought I would make it as far as I did. I was really lucky, and it's given me the opportunities that I have now.
They were marketing me as a teen idol, when the stuff on the record was not what teen idols were doing at the time.
I was not a child star. I was more like a young auditioner.
I turned down many chances to be on TV before 'Pop Idol' because I really wasn't interested in being famous. I didn't need it and didn't want it.
All that stuff - 'teen idol' - that wasn't me.
Being a teen idol is what I've waited for my whole life.
I don't think there's a problem with being a teen idol, if that happens to me, I'll be happy to deal with it.