I think everybody would love to say they were in a movie. Whether or not I'm any good at it, I don't know.

I think it's important to do things that you're interested in. I think it's important to have other outlets away from the music industry.

I think every artist wants to have that 'Grammy award winner' tag in front of their name.

My mom was a single mom, and she had enough on her plate. I knew when I was doing something I wasn't supposed to, and I tried to keep her from finding out about it. I did a pretty good job of that.

Hearing people clapping draws you in pretty quick. It's like bungee cord jumping - it's a rush; you just want to do it again.

I got a hat deal with Resistol, where I have my own line of cowboy hats.

To me, a critic is someone who gets paid for their opinion, and they're entitled to that opinion but I don't really put a lot of stock into their opinion. I'm going to cut the kind of records and the kind of songs that I like, and the kind of things that I enjoy doing. If critics dig it, that's fine, if they don't, that's fine.