I like sitting in the dark and watching people far more talented than I'll ever be sing my songs and say my words. It's thrilling.

[On Regis Philbin:] He's like everybody's kid brother with his hand in the cookie jar and his foot in his mouth. You love him, but you can't take him anywhere.

I did feel from day one that I was a born performer.

I change my hairstyle every day for the show, I'm fastidious and vain about my nails and teeth and grooming and makeup, but a perfect body, forget it. Dust to dust, wuggies to wuggies.

I don't believe in coincidence. I just think that all things work together for good.

We heard stories about fakery and decoys at revivals. I never personally saw any trickery.

A fear of the unknown keeps a lot of people from leaving bad situations.