I think in this business [acting] there's the option to do a lot of things and say, "I don't care. I'm just going to do what I want," but what I do affects a lot of people.

I do always try to find the goodness in somebody. I can't possibly believe in somebody if they don't have a core.

I was raised in Oklahoma. I was actually born in Tulsa, but I grew up in a small town on the west side of Oklahoma called Elk City on a farm, where my dad grew up, actually.

I'm grateful that I feel the way that I do - to make choices based on a lot of people's feelings - even though it has been hard at times, especially when I was younger, but I feel like it has led me down the right road for me. I'm very happy with what has come of that.

I think anything emotional adds to your acting and singing, no matter what it is that you go through. It will always add to it, never take away.

You can only ask to be respected if you respect yourself.

If you have kids, in my opinion, your priorities better shift to them.