There were very few black people in Montana but we never felt out of place.

No one church has all the answers or the perfect map to the Promised Land, and I prefer to work out my own faith and my own convictions in the seclusion of my own mind.

There are worse things than being thought a Republican.

Once your name becomes well known, politicians come courting.

A lot of celebrities relish politics and are eager to lend their names to candidates and causes. I never wanted to be a spokesman for anybody.

I was always a dreamer, in childhood especially. People thought I was a little strange.

I began playing Branson during the 1992 season and was a little amazed. There were about 30 celebrity theatres there and more are being added all the time.