The very first show I did was 'Fame L.A.' Everyone had talent it was either dancing or acting or something like that. I was a singer, so I got my first role.

In the entertainment business, the biggest gift you could ever get is not an Oscar, it's not a Grammy, it's longevity.

When you're playing country music, you have to tell the truth.

I get paid to lie to people as an actor. Country music is the one area that I don't lie. I tell the truth.

I have long hair because I'm American Indian. I'm an Oklahoma boy, and I'm very proud of my heritage.

For the first five years of music and first five years of acting, I don't remember it because I was running to where I was going. Finally I was like, 'Man, I missed everything.' So I just stopped, and I started looking around.

I got my first acting role because I was a singer.