I have always enjoyed being a part of his life. I've always loved him, and he's always loved me.

I'm just trying to matter.

How can you be any purer than pure if your name is Carter? How can you get away from being a Carter? There's a part of you that's gonna come through. How do you keep from doing it? It's what you're born to do.

I chose to be Mrs. Johnny Cash in my life. I decided I'd allow him to be Moses and I'd be Moses' brother Aaron, picking his arms up and padding along behind him.

Every dog has it's day, unless he loses his tail, then he has a weakend.

I was never looking back in regret. I never thought, Oh, why didn't I become an actress? or Why did I just go paddling along after John? I've always walked along right by his side, and he's always supported everything I do.

Our lives are entwined with the people over the footlights. We are a part of them.