Your critics do not count. Their words will fade. You won't.

I just feel like there's something to be said about feeling comfortable with what you have and don't have. And - for instance, I don't think I'm particularly a great singer, but I feel like I write songs that complement my voice, you know, and I feel like it's unique. And I don't feel like I'm particularly a great actor, for instance, but I feel like I approach each thing that I do with some level of sensitivity. And I would say that comedy in general is the most disarming.

I know what it takes to put on a good show for the fans.

England is the first country that I've had a no. 1 album in, so it is now officially my home away from home.

I grew up in Tennessee where you either play football or you don't do anything at all. So I was a bit of loner, being interested in music.

...We're people and we're different, all of us. And we should be using our differences to bring ourselves closer together. You know? Not be afraid of something that we don't know. ... It's unfortunate that things take a while to progress like this, but it was a great, great victory for equality. I'm proud New York has the balls to stand up for what's right.

I believe in things I can count on, like beer and ESPN and my grandmother's pecan pie.