It's shocking when someone who is really bad thinks they're really good. It's heartbreaking, because singing is such a vulnerable thing to do.

I went to School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, and we had a bunch of singing classes. My first job in New York was an Off-Broadway musical.

I started doing regional theater. My first job was "The Importance of Being Earnest" at Dallas Theater Center.

I always like to be a step ahead of the audience by surprising them and the best way to do that is to not hold back.

I think everybody wants to be a rock star.

In the South, you don't say exactly what's going on or what's on your mind.

You always envy someone else's life and, as a woman, you're always comparing your life to someone else's life.