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I Take Advantage Of The Opportunities That Have Come My Way. I Think I've Lucked Out That I've Never Been Thrust In The Spotlight Where People Wanted To Dissect Every Aspect Of My Life. I've Been Given A Lot Of Distance And Respect. It's Allowed Me The Best Of Both Worlds. I Have The Job Of My Dreams, But I Also Have The Freedom That Doesn't Always Come With It. I Feel Very Lucky In That Sense.

When I Was First Starting Out In The Music Industry, I Was Always Coupled In The Same Sentence With Jessica Simpson, Britney Spears And Christina Aguilera - And I Was Probably The Worst Of Them. I Think A Lot Of People Back Then Thought, 'mandy Moore... She'll Probably Go Back To Where She Came From In A Year.'

Growing Up In The Public Eye Was Really Tough. When You're 14 And Your Body Is Changing, Your Life Is Changing, And People Are Watching Every Step You Make, It's Really Hard To Deal With. But I Was Pretty Lucky, People Didn't Watch Me That Closely.

In Terms Of The Fantasy Wedding Thing, I Can Kind Of Cross Off The Island Beach Thing. Maybe At Sunset Or Something.

I Guess I Have Sort Of An Atypical Relationship With My Mom For Someone My Age, Because I Think I Started So Young With The Music Thing And I Had My Parents Always On The Road With Me. So At A Time When I Think I Should Have Been Rebelling Like In High School, They Were Actually My Best Friends.