I used to watch people like Richard Burton and Mel Gibson and think, 'I could never do that.

Music is the most powerful thing on this earth, and it's hard to be angry when you are listening to music.

I used to get on a stove wood pile at 5-6 years old and I would have a piece of stove wood and kindling bark as a pick, and I was a star.

There are only four or five real events that we have that draw that many people into town each year. We should have at least 12; and once we have 12, we can have 24.

I went around the corner to motion pictures.

Pray for intestinal fortitude, work hard, and keep the faith. Oh, and pray for good luck, you're gonna need it.

When I was a kid of six or seven, I used to get up on the stove woodpile for a stage and I'd put on the wildest show.