Katharine Hope McPhee (born March 25, 1984) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. In May 2006, she was the runner-up on the fifth season of American Idol.
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.
Entertainment is such a non-reality.
Marriage gives you a new respect for a person.
My fondest memories are generally the day after Thanksgiving. I get the total decorating Christmas itch.
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.
Your traditions change from when you a child to when you become an adult.
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.
The thing is, work is the thing I love the most.
I am just the person who didn't want to settle for not having everything I dreamed of.
I have always loved the Summer Olympics.
I don’t have to be a "gazillionaire;" what’s important to me is to just being able to work.
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.
I don't really dress up for Halloween.
I was a competitive swimmer in middle school and high school.
One thing I learned about people is that they love to give their opinions about things.
I get the celebrity game now - you can go from being hot to fighting to be seen.
Christmas is a time of year that's so romantic.
I love listening to classical music.
Even if I weren't in Hollywood, I would feel pressure to look a certain way.
I'm a horrible drawer. I have no artistic ability in my hands.