I think actors are at the mercy of the opportunities presented to them. So you kind of have to wait for them to choose you. My music is insular - I can choose that.

The congregation that I was raised in was one that sang and a non-instrumental fashion. It was all a cappella singing, and so that had a major influence on me.

I'll never quit playing country music, or at least acknowledging it, always, as the cornerstone of what I am.

As a writer, I always tend to take the liberty and the great artistic luxury of a composite form of writing.

Music's the one thing I try not to analyze. I don't want to destroy the magic that has always been there for me.

As an artist, you have to maintain focus and eliminate the distraction of second-guessing yourself based on the opinions of others.

I quit eating red meat a long time ago. I'm a vegetarian, but not by a moral issue or any kind of stand. I still eat dairy. And I quit eating sugar about the same time I quit eating red meat, but I eat fruit.