It's been an insane year. I watched my dad doing this my whole life, and then it was my turn to step up to the plate and follow in his footsteps. It's been my dream to sing, but I also thought it would be cool to act and get to be someone else. Having this amazing role of Hannah Montana, where I get to sing and act, has been really fun.

It's a long ride to the top, but it's only a short ride down, so it makes me very nervous. I'm like, 'Oh my gosh, am I doing enough? Do people still like my mu…

My mom is always telling me it takes a long time to get to the top, but a short time to get to the bottom.

It was hard to leave my school. I've been going to the same school since kindergarten.