Charice Pempengco: I'm really proud to be Filipino. Filipinos are real...

I'm able to express myself better now. I have come to accept the real me. I have come to love the real me. I now celebrate the real me.

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I'm in love with my work

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I want to be an entertainment lawyer so I'll be in the business still.

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I want to have a record with Beyonce or Lady Gaga. They are both my inspirations. Especially Beyonce. She's like number 1 right now because I love everything about her. Her fashion, her style, her attitude when it comes to singing. She's perfect.

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Celine Dion is one of my heroes. The first song I learned was "My Heart Will Go On." And we sang "Because You Loved Me" for my mom which was a huge deal for me.

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I was on Twitter and I saw that I had over 1,000 responses and I was like "OK, something happened," so I opened it and it was like "Charice on Glee!" I didn't get an e-mail from the show so I wasn't tweeting at that time. I just watched my fans tweet. And then after about 30 minutes the show e-mailed me and said congratulations.

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I sang my song called "In This Song." David Foster wrote the song for me. I thought that I should sing a ballad song.

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I am more into things like CSI, but then Glee started and I was like, "Oh this is different."

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I wanted to be a doctor, but my mom was like "It's really hard and it's going to take 10 years, so I was like "OK, I'll just be a lawyer."

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I dont want to stay a singer forever. I want to fulfill my dream career as a lawyer!

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When I'm alone in my apartment, I open my Garage Band and just, you know, record these weird imitations of celebrities - Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Michael Jackson; everybody!

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Being a famous singer or an international singer - that's my dream, too, but my main goal is to be a real student and be able to graduate and be a lawyer and have my own business.

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Some of my friends are giving me law books. I love reading those. It's like my relaxation.

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It's a crazy busy schedule, but I still have two hours a day for school because it's a priority.

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Beyonce is one of my inspirations. Her attitude, her style, her voice... she's perfect.

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When I was 4 years old, I thought that I wanted to be a dancer like Michael Jackson.

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I really wanted to be a dancer, actually. Michael Jackson inspired me a lot.

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Maybe sometimes, when I see some kids, you know, with their families. It's making me cry. You know, maybe when I ask them, sometimes, like, 'How does it feel to have a dad?' And, you know, they tell me this great answers, and sometimes I wish my dad was here.

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great me you dad

I always want to be surprised and just see what's going to happen next. But definitely next is going to be busy, too.

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I think being on 'Glee' is such a great experience, but I think the best part was when I did 'All By Myself', because I love that song.

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I'm really proud to be Filipino. Filipinos are really supportive, and I want to thank all of them. I love them!