Mariah talks Idol

QUOTE OF THE DAY: “I get really attached to certain people for different reasons, whether it’s a story or mainly the talent. I see myself in some of the contestants when I first started. I'm glad I didn't do a show like this. I would've hated it! I learned on stage how to perform and what I realized is the best advice for them is to just be themselves, because that’s what really sells now.” —Mariah Carey, on her new gig as a judge on American Idol, to Michele Amabile Angermiller and Shirley Halperin in The Hollywood Reporter. (12/14a)